T J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Glasgow, KY 42141
T J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROFILE
T J Samson Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Glasgow, KY 42141 that serves the Barren county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
T J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
1301 North Race StreetGlasgow, KY 42141
Phone: (270) 651-4159
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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.
Average
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: Voluntary Non-profit - Other
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.
Nursing Care Registry: Yes Nursing care registry
The provider participates in the nursing care registry. This registry collects and analyzes information on nursing care topics, conditions, or 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 T J Samson 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at T J Samson 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: 33 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 32 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 43 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 32 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 3 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where T J Samson Community Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Kentucky or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of KY. - Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of KY. - Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 99% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 97% average score of Kentucky. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 95% average score of Kentucky. - Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 94% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 77% average score of Kentucky. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 72% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 67% average score of Kentucky. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% average score of Kentucky. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Kentucky. - 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 98% average score of Kentucky. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 93% average score of Kentucky. - 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 94% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 91% average score of Kentucky. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 98% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of Kentucky. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 94% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 93% average score of Kentucky. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of Kentucky.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAVERNA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1501 South Dixie Street Horse Cave, KY 42749 | Yes | 18.49 mi | Compare |
| THE MEDICAL CENTER AT SCOTTSVILLE | 456 Burnley Road Scottsville, KY 42164 | Yes | 24.39 mi | Compare |
| MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER | 529 Capp Harlan Road Tompkinsville, KY 42167 | Yes | 24.78 mi | Compare |
| JANE TODD CRAWFORD HOSPITAL | 202-206 Milby Street Greensburg, KY 42743 | Yes | 27.55 mi | Compare |
| THE MEDICAL CENTER AT BOWLING GREEN | 250 Park Street Bowling Green, KY 42101 | Yes | 29.11 mi | Compare |
| GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 1801 Ashley Circle Bowling Green, KY 42104 | Yes | 29.64 mi | Compare |
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL | 299 Glasgow Road Burkesville, KY 42717 | Yes | 32.89 mi | Compare |
| WESTLAKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 901 Westlake Drive Columbia, KY 42728 | Yes | 34.17 mi | Compare |
| MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL | 204 Medical Drive Lafayette, TN 37083 | Yes | 34.55 mi | Compare |
| TWIN LAKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 910 Wallace Avenue Leitchfield, KY 42754 | Yes | 38.29 mi | Compare |
| CUMBERLAND RIVER HOSPITAL | 100 Old Jefferson St Celina, TN 38551 | Yes | 39.2 mi | Compare |
| TAYLOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 1700 Old Lebanon Road Campbellsville, KY 42718 | Yes | 39.69 mi | Compare |
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