THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in South Charleston, WV 25309
THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Thomas Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in South Charleston, WV 25309 that serves the Kanawha county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
4605 Maccorkle Ave SwSouth Charleston, WV 25309
Phone: (304) 766-3600
Website
Get Directions
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 - Private
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 Thomas Memorial 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: Average
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Thomas Memorial 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: 1 hour 15 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 4 hours 10 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 19 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 57 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 49 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Thomas Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in West Virginia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 WV. - 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 WV. - 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 WV. - 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 96% average score of West Virginia. - 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 87% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 81% average score of West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 95% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 92% average score of West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 94% average score of West Virginia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 19% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 6% average score of West Virginia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER | 501 Morris Street Charleston, WV 25301 | Yes | 4.89 mi | Compare |
| ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL | 333 Laidley St Charleston, WV 25301 | Yes | 5.07 mi | Compare |
| BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 701 Madison Avenue Madison, WV 25130 | Yes | 21.61 mi | Compare |
| MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC | 401 Sixth Avenue, Fayette County Montgomery, WV 25136 | Yes | 24.88 mi | Compare |
| JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL | 122 Pinnell St Ripley, WV 25271 | Yes | 32.27 mi | Compare |
| THREE GABLES SURGERY CENTER | 5897 County Road 107 Proctorville, OH 45669 | No | 36.66 mi | Compare |
| ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER | 2900 1st Avenue Huntington, WV 25702 | Yes | 36.88 mi | Compare |
| ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 200 Hospital Drive Spencer, WV 25276 | Yes | 37.04 mi | Compare |
| LOGAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 20 Hospital Drive Logan, WV 25601 | Yes | 37.97 mi | Compare |
| CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL INC | 1340 Hal Greer Boulevard Huntington, WV 25701 | Yes | 38.21 mi | Compare |
| PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER | 430 Main Street, West Oak Hill, WV 25901 | Yes | 41.1 mi | Compare |
| PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL | 2520 Valley Drive Point Pleasant, WV 25550 | Yes | 41.45 mi | Compare |
What is Hospital Compare?
The information provided by the hospital compare program enables individuals, like you, with the opportunity to make an informed decision about which hospital you choose to provide your health care. An added benefit of Hospital Compare is that by informing the public and enabling them to make a decision about where they seek their health care, the scheme can also help to encourage hospitals, and the staff that work there, to improve the quality of care that they provide.
Hospital Care Data reflects the information provided by CMS in an friendly and intuitive format.