VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospital in Sandwich, IL 60548
VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Valley West Community Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Sandwich, IL 60548 that serves the Dekalb county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
1301 North Main StreetSandwich, IL 60548
Phone: (815) 786-8484
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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: Critical Access Hospitals What's a critical access hospital?A critical access hospital is a small facility that provides outpatient and inpatient services on a limited basis, usually to people in rural areas.
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.
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.
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 Valley West Community 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Valley West Community 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: 13 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 49 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 34 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 10 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 36 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Valley West Community Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Illinois or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication is excellent. - Excellent Overall Hospital Rating Excellent Overall Hospital Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure overall hospital is excellent. - 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 IL. - 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 IL. - 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 IL. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 214 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 266 minutes in Illinois. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 70 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 89 minutes in Illinois. - 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 99% average score of Illinois. - 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 95% average score of Illinois. - Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 87% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 84% average score of Illinois. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 109 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 148 minutes in Illinois. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 13 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 26 minutes in Illinois. - 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 2% average score of Illinois. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Illinois. - 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 2% average score of Illinois. - 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 96% average score of Illinois. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Illinois. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 99% average score of Illinois. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 99% average score of Illinois. - 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 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 93% average score of Illinois.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESENCE MERCY MEDICAL CENTER | 1325 N Highland Avenue Aurora, IL 60506 | Yes | 17.73 mi | Compare |
| COPLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 2000 Ogden Avenue Aurora, IL 60504 | Yes | 21.4 mi | Compare |
| DELNOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 300 Randall Rd Geneva, IL 60134 | Yes | 21.42 mi | Compare |
| KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | One Kish Hospital Drive Dekalb, IL 60115 | Yes | 21.82 mi | Compare |
| MORRIS HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE CENTERS | 150 W High St Morris, IL 60450 | Yes | 22.31 mi | Compare |
| OTTAWA REGIONAL HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE CENTER | 1100 East Norris Drive Ottawa, IL 61350 | Yes | 23.13 mi | Compare |
| ST MARGARETS HOSPITAL | 600 E 1st St Spring Valley, IL 61362 | Yes | 24.31 mi | Compare |
| OSF SAINT PAUL MEDICAL CENTER | 1401 E 12th Street Mendota, IL 61342 | Yes | 25.14 mi | Compare |
| EDWARD HOSPITAL | 801 South Washington Naperville, IL 60540 | Yes | 25.43 mi | Compare |
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