UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE/UNIV HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Acute Care Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT 84132
UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE/UNIV HOSPITALS AND CLINICS PROFILE
University Health Care/univ Hospitals And Clinics is an acute care hospital located in Salt Lake City, UT 84132 that serves the Salt Lake county area. This facility is a public state hospital with emergency services.
UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE/UNIV HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
50 North Medical DriveSalt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone: (801) 581-2121
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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 - 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 University Health Care/univ Hospitals And Clinics 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: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Excellent
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at University Health Care/univ Hospitals And Clinics 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: 40 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 17 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 32 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 42 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 48 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where University Health Care/univ Hospitals And Clinics has better average ratings than other hospitals in Utah 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 mrsa infections Better performance for mrsa infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for mrsa infections - Excellent Recommend Hospital Rating Excellent Recommend Hospital Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure recommend hospital is excellent. - 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 UT. - 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 UT. - 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 100% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 98% average score of Utah. - 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 98% average score of Utah. - 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 99% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of Utah. - 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 98% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% average score of Utah. - 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 99% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of Utah. - 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 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 99% average score of Utah. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 99% average score of Utah. - 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 99% average score of Utah. - 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 97% average score of Utah. - 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 98% average score of Utah. - 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 94% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 93% average score of Utah.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | 100 North Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84113 | Yes | 0.08 mi | Compare |
| VA SALT LAKE CITY HEALTHCARE - GEORGE E. WAHLEN VA | 500 Foothill Blvd. Salt Lake City, UT 84148 | No | 0.98 mi | Compare |
| SALT LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1050 East South Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84102 | Yes | 1.28 mi | Compare |
| LDS HOSPITAL | 8th Avenue And C Street Salt Lake City, UT 84143 | Yes | 2.28 mi | Compare |
| ST MARKS HOSPITAL | 1200 East 3900 South Salt Lake City, UT 84124 | Yes | 5.99 mi | Compare |
| LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL | 630 East Medical Drive Bountiful, UT 84010 | Yes | 8.06 mi | Compare |
| INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER | 5121 South Cottonwood Street Murray, UT 84107 | Yes | 8.27 mi | Compare |
| THE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL | 5848 South 300 East Murray, UT 84107 | No | 9.13 mi | Compare |
| ALTA VIEW HOSPITAL | 9660 South 1300 East Sandy, UT 84094 | Yes | 13.25 mi | Compare |
| JORDAN VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 3580 West 9000 South West Jordan, UT 84088 | Yes | 14.47 mi | Compare |
| LONE PEAK HOSPITAL | 11925 S State Street Draper, UT 84020 | Yes | 16.53 mi | Compare |
| RIVERTON HOSPITAL | 3741 West 12600 South Riverton, UT 84065 | Yes | 18.87 mi | Compare |
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