UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Louisville, KY 40202
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL PROFILE
University Of Louisville Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Louisville, KY 40202 that serves the Jefferson county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL
530 South Jackson StreetLouisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 562-3000
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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: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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 Of Louisville 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at University Of Louisville 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: 56 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 58 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 47 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 29 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 43 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where University Of Louisville Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Kentucky 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 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 KY. - 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 KY. - 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 KY. - 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 Kentucky. - 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 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 7% average score of Kentucky. - 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 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 94% average score of Kentucky. - 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 97% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 96% average score of Kentucky. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 98% average score of Kentucky. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 96% average score of Kentucky. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 94% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 80% average score of Kentucky. - 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 96% average score of Kentucky. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 93% average score of Kentucky. - 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 99% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 93% average score of Kentucky. - 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 99% average score of Kentucky. - 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 88% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 87% average score of Kentucky.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTON HOSPITAL/NORTON MEDICAL PAVILIONS/KOSAIR CH | 200 East Chestnut Street Louisville, KY 40202 | Yes | 0.35 mi | Compare |
| JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST MARY'S HEALTHCARE | 200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202 | Yes | 0.37 mi | Compare |
| CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1220 Missouri Ave Jeffersonville, IN 47130 | Yes | 2.36 mi | Compare |
| LOUISVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER | 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville, KY 40206 | No | 2.95 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST HEALTH LOUISVILLE | 4000 Kresge Way Louisville, KY 40207 | Yes | 5.78 mi | Compare |
| KENTUCKIANA MEDICAL CENTER LLC | 4601 Medical Plaza Way Clarksville, IN 47129 | No | 5.9 mi | Compare |
| FLOYD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES | 1850 State St New Albany, IN 47150 | Yes | 6.13 mi | Compare |
| PHYSICIANS' MEDICAL CENTER LLC | 4023 Reas Ln New Albany, IN 47150 | No | 7.8 mi | Compare |
| HARRISON COUNTY HOSPITAL | 1141 Hospital Dr Nw Corydon, IN 47112 | Yes | 21.96 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST HEALTH LA GRANGE | 1025 New Moody Lane La Grange, KY 40031 | Yes | 22.44 mi | Compare |
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