TAWAS ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Tawas City, MI 48764
TAWAS ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL PROFILE
Tawas St Joseph Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Tawas City, MI 48764 that serves the Iosco county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
TAWAS ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
200 HemlockTawas City, MI 48764
Phone: (989) 362-9301
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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.
Good
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: Government - Hospital District Or Authority
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 Tawas St Joseph 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Tawas St Joseph 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: 22 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 47 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 32 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 50 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 54 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Tawas St Joseph Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Michigan 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 MI. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 212 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 292 minutes in Michigan. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 50 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Michigan. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of Michigan. - 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 86% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 83% average score of Michigan. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with median time to fibrinolysis Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with median time to fibrinolysis
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 25 minutes for median time to fibrinolysis is better than the statewide average of 28 minutes in Michigan. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 107 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 137 minutes in Michigan. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with fibrinolytic therapy received within 30 minutes Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with fibrinolytic therapy received within 30 minutes
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 69% for the quality measure fibrinolytic therapy received within 30 minutes is better than the 59% average score of Michigan. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 95% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 64% average score of Michigan. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 5 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 7 minutes in Michigan. - 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 98% average score of Michigan. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of Michigan. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of Michigan. - 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 Michigan. - 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 96% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 93% average score of Michigan. - 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 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 97% average score of Michigan.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT MARY'S STANDISH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 805 W Cedar St Standish, MI 48658 | Yes | 30.44 mi | Compare |
| SCHEURER HOSPITAL | 170 N Caseville Rd Pigeon, MI 48755 | Yes | 32.55 mi | Compare |
| WEST BRANCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 2463 South M-30 West Branch, MI 48661 | Yes | 36.47 mi | Compare |
| HURON MEDICAL CENTER | 1100 South Van Dyke Road Bad Axe, MI 48413 | Yes | 40.34 mi | Compare |
| HILLS & DALES GENERAL HOSPITAL | 4675 Hill Street Cass City, MI 48726 | Yes | 49.13 mi | Compare |
| MCLAREN BAY REGION | 1900 Columbus Ave Bay City, MI 48708 | Yes | 50.69 mi | Compare |
| HARBOR BEACH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 210 S First St Harbor Beach, MI 48441 | Yes | 52.08 mi | Compare |
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