UNITED MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Washington, DC 20032
UNITED MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
United Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Washington, DC 20032 that serves the District Of Columbia county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
UNITED MEDICAL CENTER
1310 Southern Avenue SeWashington, DC 20032
Phone: (202) 574-6611
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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.
Poor
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
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.
The hospital patient survey at United 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: PoorQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Poor
Pain Management: Poor
Discharge Information: Poor
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Poor
These performance measures at United 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: 1 hour 51 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 56 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 7 hours 56 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 50 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 32 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where United Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in District Of Columbia 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 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 DC. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 476 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 496 minutes in District Of Columbia. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 170 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 250 minutes in District Of Columbia. - 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 2% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of District Of Columbia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM | 2707 L Street Ord, NE 68862 | Yes | 5.51 mi | Compare |
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| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NMC | 111 Michigan Ave, Nw Washington, DC 20010 | Yes | 6.5 mi | Compare |
| INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL | 4320 Seminary Rd Alexandria, VA 22304 | Yes | 6.56 mi | Compare |
| WASHINGTON DC VA MEDICAL CENTER | 50 Irving Street N.w. Washington, DC 20422 | No | 6.57 mi | Compare |
| MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER | 110 Irving St Nw Washington, DC 20010 | Yes | 6.63 mi | Compare |
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| PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITAL CENTER | 3001 Hospital Drive Cheverly, MD 20785 | Yes | 7.4 mi | Compare |
| FORT WASHINGTON HOSPITAL | 11711 Livingston Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 | Yes | 7.4 mi | Compare |
| PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL | 1150 Varnum St Ne Washington, DC 20017 | Yes | 7.45 mi | Compare |
| INOVA MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL | 2501 Parkers Lane Alexandria, VA 22306 | Yes | 8.26 mi | Compare |
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