SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Sunbury, PA 17801
SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Sunbury Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Sunbury, PA 17801 that serves the Northumberland county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
350 North 11th StreetSunbury, PA 17801
Phone: (570) 286-3333
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier.
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ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals What's an acute care hospital?An acute care hospital provides inpatient medical care, services related for surgery and medical services for short-term illnesses, acute medical conditions or injuries.
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Electronic Lab Results: Yes Able to receive lab results electronically
The provider has the ability of receiving laboratory results through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system as discrete searchable data.
Electronically Track Patients Visits: Yes Able to track patients’ lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits
The provider is capable of tracking lab tests, diagnostic studies, or patient referrals through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
Outpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for outpatient surgical procedures.
Inpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for inpatient surgical procedures.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Sunbury Community Hospital is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.
Doctor Communication: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Sunbury Community Hospital show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.
ER Wait Time: 26 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 41 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 25 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 1 minute admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 35 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Sunbury Community Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication is excellent. - Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of PA. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 265 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 277 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 61 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 101 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 134 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 1% average score of Pennsylvania. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Pennsylvania. - Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s)
The provider's Pneumonia performance score of 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
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The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | One Hospital Drive Lewisburg, PA 17837 | Yes | 9.91 mi | Compare |
| GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER | 100 North Academy Avenue Danville, PA 17822 | Yes | 11.64 mi | Compare |
| GEISINGER - BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL | 549 East Fair Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815 | Yes | 19.81 mi | Compare |
| MUNCY VALLEY HOSPITAL | 215 East Water Street Muncy, PA 17756 | Yes | 24 mi | Compare |
| WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 700 High Street Williamsport, PA 17701 | Yes | 29.33 mi | Compare |
| BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER | 701 East 16th Street Berwick, PA 18603 | Yes | 31.97 mi | Compare |
| SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - EAST NORWEGIAN STREET | 700 East Norwegian Street Pottsville, PA 17901 | Yes | 33.1 mi | Compare |
| SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET | 420 South Jackson Street Pottsville, PA 17901 | Yes | 33.3 mi | Compare |
| JERSEY SHORE HOSPITAL | 1020 Thompson Street Jersey Shore, PA 17740 | Yes | 34.69 mi | Compare |
| LOCK HAVEN HOSPITAL | 24 Cree Drive Lock Haven, PA 17745 | Yes | 40.7 mi | Compare |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL | Fourth And Walnut Streets Lebanon, PA 17042 | Yes | 40.97 mi | Compare |
| MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER | 500 University Drive Hershey, PA 17033 | Yes | 41.59 mi | Compare |
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