UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER

Acute Care Hospital in Tamarac, FL 33321

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE

University Hospital And Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Tamarac, FL 33321 that serves the Broward county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER

7201 N University Dr
Tamarac, FL 33321
Phone: (954) 721-2200
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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: Proprietary

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.

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 And 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: Poor

Quiet Rooms: Fair

Cleanliness: Fair

Pain Management: Fair

Discharge Information: Fair

Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair

EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES

These performance measures at University Hospital And 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: 11 minutes before being seen by a doctor.

Discharge Time: 2 hours 18 minutes before being sent home.

Time Before Admission: 3 hours 58 minutes before being admitted to hospital.

Transfer Time: 1 hour 19 minutes admitted before being taken to room.

Broken Bones: 39 minutes before receiving pain meds.

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

We have identified the following individual quality measures where University Hospital And Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Florida 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
BROWARD HEALTH CORAL SPRINGS3000 Coral Hills Dr
Coral Springs, FL 33065
Yes3.9 miCompare
NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER2801 N State Rd 7
Margate, FL 33063
Yes4.73 miCompare
WESTSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER8201 W Broward Blvd
Plantation, FL 33324
Yes6.09 miCompare
PLANTATION GENERAL HOSPITAL401 Nw 42nd Ave
Plantation, FL 33317
Yes6.63 miCompare
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL4725 N Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Yes8.56 miCompare
BROWARD HEALTH IMPERIAL POINT6401 N Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Yes8.89 miCompare
BROWARD HEALTH NORTH201 E Sample Rd
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Yes9.31 miCompare
BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER1600 S Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Yes10.34 miCompare
WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER21644 State Rd 7
Boca Raton, FL 33428
Yes10.49 miCompare
CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL3100 Weston Rd
Weston, FL 33331
Yes10.75 miCompare
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL800 Meadows Rd
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Yes13.82 miCompare
MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL3501 Johnson St
Hollywood, FL 33021
Yes14.09 miCompare

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