PERFORMANCE AT UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospital in Colebrook, NH 03576
Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures
UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL
181 Corliss Lane Colebrook, NH 03576
Phone: (603) 237-4971
The measures of timely and effective care at Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital show how rapidly patients received recommended treatments known to get the best results for certain medical conditions. The timely and effective care measures (also known as “process of care” measures) indicate the percentage of patients who received timely treatments for common conditions, serious medical conditions or surgical procedures. These quality measures only apply to patients for whom the recommended treatment would be appropriate.
The data and graphs below compare applicable quality measures with state and national averages. Notice that small differences between different hospitals wont necessary indicate a material difference in the real world.
Heart Attack Care
The heart attack quality measures show how often or how quickly hospitals follow the best practices for the treatment of heart attacks which scientific evidence suggests might get the best results for people with certain common heart conditions.
| Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
|---|---|---|
| Time to ECG | 4 minutes Measure: Time to ECG This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 20. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Average time from ER arrival to ECG for patients with chest pain or possible heart attack. [3] A lower time to ECG is better. |
| Aspirin at Arrival | 100% Measure: Aspirin at Arrival This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 20. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Percentage of patients with chest pain or possible heart attack who received aspirin within 24 hours of arrival or before being transferred out of the emergency department. [3] A higher percentage is better. |
- [3] Results are based on a shorter time period than required.