UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS
Acute Care Hospital in Lafayette, LA 70506
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS PROFILE
University Hospital & Clinics is an acute care hospital located in Lafayette, LA 70506 that serves the Lafayette county area. This facility is a public state hospital with emergency services.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS
2390 West CongressLafayette, LA 70506
Phone: (337) 261-6000
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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.
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.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at University Hospital & 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Excellent
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at University Hospital & 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: 58 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 50 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 7 hours 9 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 32 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 2 hours 8 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where University Hospital & Clinics has better average ratings than other hospitals in Louisiana 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 - Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent. - Excellent Pain Management Rating Excellent Pain Management Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure pain management is excellent. - 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 LA. - 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 LA. - 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 97% average score of Louisiana. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Louisiana. - 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 81% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 77% average score of Louisiana. - 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 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 92% average score of Louisiana. - 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 97% average score of Louisiana. - 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 94% average score of Louisiana. - 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 99% average score of Louisiana. - 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 97% average score of Louisiana. - 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 94% average score of Louisiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of Louisiana. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 97% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 87% average score of Louisiana. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 97% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of Louisiana. - 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 97% average score of Louisiana. - 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 95% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 93% average score of Louisiana.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1214 Coolidge Avenue Lafayette, LA 70503 | Yes | 1.89 mi | Compare |
| LAFAYETTE GENERAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 1000 W Pinhook Rd Suite 100 Lafayette, LA 70503 | No | 2.1 mi | Compare |
| THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF ACADIANA | 2810 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette, LA 70506 | Yes | 2.29 mi | Compare |
| LAFAYETTE SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL | 1101 Kaliste Saloom Rd Lafayette, LA 70508 | No | 3.12 mi | Compare |
| HEART HOSPITAL OF LAFAYETTE | 1105 Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette, LA 70508 | Yes | 3.2 mi | Compare |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC | 4801 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette, LA 70508 | Yes | 4.64 mi | Compare |
| PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 4811 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette, LA 70508 | No | 4.64 mi | Compare |
| ST MARTIN HOSPITAL | 210 Champagne Boulevard Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 | Yes | 10.38 mi | Compare |
| ACADIA ST LANDRY | 810 South Broadway Street Church Point, LA 70525 | Yes | 15.69 mi | Compare |
| ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 118 N Hospital Dr Abbeville, LA 70510 | Yes | 17.2 mi | Compare |
| ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL | 1305 Crowley Rayne Highway Crowley, LA 70526 | Yes | 18.98 mi | Compare |
| ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1310 West Seventh Street Kaplan, LA 70548 | Yes | 20.82 mi | Compare |
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