UPMC ALTOONA
Acute Care Hospital in Altoona, PA 16601
UPMC ALTOONA PROFILE
Upmc Altoona is an acute care hospital located in Altoona, PA 16601 that serves the Blair county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
UPMC ALTOONA
620 Howard AvenueAltoona, PA 16601
Phone: (814) 889-2011
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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
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.
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.
The hospital patient survey at Upmc Altoona 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: Poor
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
These performance measures at Upmc Altoona 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: 10 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 5 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 40 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 6 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 52 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Upmc Altoona has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Lower rate of accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment Lower rate of accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a lower rate of accidental cuts from medical treatment. - Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 PA. - 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 PA. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 220 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 277 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 66 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 125 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 134 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 10 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 24 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 1% average score of Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 79% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 73% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 86% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 81% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
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The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 96% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
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JAMES E. VAN ZANDT VA MEDICAL CENTER - ALTOONA | 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevar Altoona, PA 16602 | No | 2.27 mi | Compare |
NASON HOSPITAL | 105 Nason Drive Roaring Spring, PA 16673 | Yes | 12.54 mi | Compare |
TYRONE HOSPITAL | 187 Hospital Drive Tyrone, PA 16686 | Yes | 13.14 mi | Compare |
CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER | 290 Haida Avenue Hastings, PA 16646 | Yes | 18.91 mi | Compare |
J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1225 Warm Springs Ave Huntingdon, PA 16652 | Yes | 20.34 mi | Compare |
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