UNIVERSITY OF MD SHORE MEDICAL CTR AT CHESTERTOWN
Acute Care Hospital in Chestertown, MD 21620
UNIVERSITY OF MD SHORE MEDICAL CTR AT CHESTERTOWN PROFILE
University Of Md Shore Medical Ctr At Chestertown is an acute care hospital located in Chestertown, MD 21620 that serves the Kent county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
UNIVERSITY OF MD SHORE MEDICAL CTR AT CHESTERTOWN
100 Brown StreetChestertown, MD 21620
Phone: (410) 778-7668
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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.
Average
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
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 Of Md Shore Medical Ctr At Chestertown 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: Fair
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at University Of Md Shore Medical Ctr At Chestertown 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: 12 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 7 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 46 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 33 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 44 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where University Of Md Shore Medical Ctr At Chestertown has better average ratings than other hospitals in Maryland or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 MD. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 346 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 360 minutes in Maryland. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 93 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 136 minutes in Maryland. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 97% average score of Maryland. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 127 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 196 minutes in Maryland. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 12 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 47 minutes in Maryland. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Maryland. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 5 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 9 minutes in Maryland. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of Maryland. - 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 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 97% average score of Maryland.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HARFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 501 South Union Avenue Havre De Grace, MD 21078 | Yes | 22.47 mi | Compare |
| MEDSTAR FRANKLIN SQUARE MEDICAL CENTER | 9000 Franklin Square Drive Baltimore, MD 21237 | No | 24.07 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY OF M D UPPER CHESAPEAKE MEDICAL CENTER | 500 Upper Chesapeake Drive Bel Air, MD 21014 | Yes | 25.63 mi | Compare |
| JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER | 4940 Eastern Avenue Baltimore, MD 21224 | Yes | 26.42 mi | Compare |
| JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, THE | 600 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287 | Yes | 28.82 mi | Compare |
| BAYHEALTH - KENT GENERAL HOSPITAL | 640 S State Street Dover, DE 19901 | Yes | 29.4 mi | Compare |
| MEDSTAR HARBOR HOSPITAL | 3001 South Hanover Street Baltimore, MD 21225 | Yes | 29.57 mi | Compare |
| MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL | 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21239 | Yes | 29.64 mi | Compare |
| UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY | 106 Bow Street Elkton, MD 21921 | Yes | 29.66 mi | Compare |
| ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER | 2001 Medical Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 | Yes | 29.77 mi | Compare |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC | 301 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202 | Yes | 29.87 mi | Compare |
| SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE | 2401 West Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 | Yes | 30.12 mi | Compare |
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