UNIVERSITY COLO HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL
Acute Care Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO 80909
UNIVERSITY COLO HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL PROFILE
University Colo Health Memorial Hospital Central is an acute care hospital located in Colorado Springs, CO 80909 that serves the El Paso county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
UNIVERSITY COLO HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL
1400 E Boulder StColorado Springs, CO 80909
Phone: (719) 365-5000
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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.
Fair
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 - Local
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 University Colo Health Memorial Hospital Central 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at University Colo Health Memorial Hospital Central 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: 39 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 51 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 13 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 41 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 53 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where University Colo Health Memorial Hospital Central has better average ratings than other hospitals in Colorado 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 catheter urinary tract infections Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections - 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 CO. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate. - Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate. - Better performance for pneumonia 30-day readmission rate Better performance for pneumonia 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for pneumonia 30-day readmission rate. - Better performance for stroke 30-day readmission rate Better performance for stroke 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for stroke 30-day readmission rate. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 98% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 96% average score of Colorado. - 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 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Colorado. - 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 1% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 2% average score of Colorado. - 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 99% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 97% average score of Colorado. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of Colorado. - 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 Colorado. - 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 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% average score of Colorado. - 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 99% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 98% average score of Colorado. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of Colorado. - 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 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 98% average score of Colorado. - 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 90% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 89% average score of Colorado.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES | 2222 N Nevada Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80907 | Yes | 1.9 mi | Compare |
| PIKES PEAK REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 16420 Highway 24 Woodland Park, CO 80863 | Yes | 15.34 mi | Compare |
| CENTURA HEALTH-ST THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL | 1338 Phay Ave Canon City, CO 81212 | Yes | 33.96 mi | Compare |
| CASTLE ROCK ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | 2350 Meadows Blvd Castle Rock, CO 80109 | Yes | 38.82 mi | Compare |
| PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER INC | 400 W 16th Street Pueblo, CO 81003 | Yes | 40.75 mi | Compare |
| CENTURA HEALTH-ST MARY CORWIN MEDICAL CENTER | 1008 Minnequa Ave Pueblo, CO 81004 | Yes | 43.74 mi | Compare |
| SKY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER | 10101 Ridge Gate Parkway Lone Tree, CO 80124 | Yes | 47.28 mi | Compare |
| PARKER ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | 9395 Crown Crest Blvd Parker, CO 80138 | Yes | 48.73 mi | Compare |
| CENTURA HEALTH-LITTLETON ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | 7700 S Broadway Littleton, CO 80122 | Yes | 51.09 mi | Compare |
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