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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER

Acute Care Hospital in Mobile, AL 36617

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE

University Of South Alabama Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Mobile, AL 36617 that serves the Mobile county area. This facility is a public state hospital with emergency services.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER

2451 Fillingim Street
Mobile, AL 36617
Phone: (251) 471-7110
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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

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.
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 South Alabama 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: Good

Quiet Rooms: Good

Cleanliness: Average

Pain Management: Good

Discharge Information: Average

Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good

EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES

These performance measures at University Of South Alabama 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: 1 hour 44 minutes before being seen by a doctor.

Discharge Time: 5 hours 19 minutes before being sent home.

Time Before Admission: 8 hours 15 minutes before being admitted to hospital.

Transfer Time: 4 hours 2 minutes admitted before being taken to room.

Broken Bones: 1 hour 52 minutes before receiving pain meds.

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

We have identified the following individual quality measures where University Of South Alabama Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Alabama 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
MOBILE INFIRMARY5 Mobile Infirmary Circle
Mobile, AL 36652		Yes1.34 miCompare
UNIVERSITY OF S A CHILDREN'S AND WOMEN'S HOS1700 Center Street
Mobile, AL 36604		Yes1.4 miCompare
SPRINGHILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL3719 Dauphin Street
Mobile, AL 36608		Yes2.46 miCompare
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL6801 Airport Boulevard
Mobile, AL 36608		Yes6.28 miCompare
THOMAS HOSPITAL750 Morphy Avenue
Fairhope, AL 36532		Yes18.02 miCompare
NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY1815 Hand Avenue
Bay Minette, AL 36507		Yes23.04 miCompare

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