UAMS MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Little Rock, AR 72205
UAMS MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Uams Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Little Rock, AR 72205 that serves the Pulaski county area. This facility is a public state hospital with emergency services.
UAMS MEDICAL CENTER
4301 West Markham Street Mail Slot 612Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 686-5000
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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: Government - State
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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 Uams Medical Center 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: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Uams Medical Center 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: 45 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 21 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 1 minute before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 50 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 28 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Uams Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Arkansas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections Better performance for bloodstream infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections - Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - 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 AR. - Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of thorax CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of AR. - 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 AR. - 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 98% average score of Arkansas. - 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 90% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 83% average score of Arkansas. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of Arkansas. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 94% average score of Arkansas. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 97% average score of Arkansas. - 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 98% average score of Arkansas. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 91% average score of Arkansas. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 87% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 48% average score of Arkansas. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 92% average score of Arkansas. - 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 Arkansas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | 800 Marshall Street Slot 301 Little Rock, AR 72202 | Yes | 0.35 mi | Compare |
| VA CENTRAL AR. VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LR | 4300 West Seventh Street Little Rock, AR 72205 | No | 1.75 mi | Compare |
| CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY | Two St Vincent Circle Little Rock, AR 72205 | Yes | 2.83 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 3333 Springhill Drive North Little Rock, AR 72117 | Yes | 4.62 mi | Compare |
| ARKANSAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 5201 North Shore Drive No Little Rock, AR 72118 | Yes | 4.99 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-LITTLE ROCK | 9601 Interstate 630, Exit 7 Little Rock, AR 72205 | Yes | 5.23 mi | Compare |
| ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL, LLC | 1701 S Shackleford Road Little Rock, AR 72211 | Yes | 5.92 mi | Compare |
| ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER/NORTH | 2215 Wildwood Avenue Sherwood, AR 72120 | Yes | 6.52 mi | Compare |
| NORTH METRO MEDICAL CENTER | 1400 Braden Street Jacksonville, AR 72076 | Yes | 12.78 mi | Compare |
| SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | #1 Medical Park Drive Benton, AR 72015 | Yes | 20.65 mi | Compare |
| CONWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 2302 College Avenue Conway, AR 72034 | Yes | 24.32 mi | Compare |
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