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UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Acute Care Hospital in Augusta, GA 30901

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROFILE

University Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Augusta, GA 30901 that serves the Richmond county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30901
Phone: (706) 722-9011
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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: Voluntary Non-profit - Other

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.
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 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: Good

Quiet Rooms: Good

Cleanliness: Average

Pain Management: Good

Discharge Information: Good

Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good

EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES

These performance measures at University 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: 50 minutes before being seen by a doctor.

Discharge Time: 3 hours 18 minutes before being sent home.

Time Before Admission: 5 hours 27 minutes before being admitted to hospital.

Transfer Time: 2 hours 18 minutes admitted before being taken to room.

Broken Bones: 1 hour 19 minutes before receiving pain meds.

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

We have identified the following individual quality measures where University Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Georgia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

NEARBY HOSPITALS

The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
Hospital Name Address Emergency Services Distance
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS1120 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912		Yes0.47 miCompare
AUGUSTA VA MEDICAL CENTER950 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30901		No0.5 miCompare
TRINITY HOSPITAL OF AUGUSTA2260 Wrightsboro Rd
Augusta, GA 30904		Yes2.14 miCompare
DOCTORS HOSPITAL3651 Wheeler Road
Augusta, GA 30909		Yes6.6 miCompare
AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER302 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801		No14.45 miCompare
EDGEFIELD COUNTY HOSPITAL300 Ridge Medical Plaza
Edgefield, SC 29824		Yes21.38 miCompare

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