VAN WERT COUNTY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Van Wert, OH 45891
VAN WERT COUNTY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Van Wert County Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Van Wert, OH 45891 that serves the Van Wert county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
VAN WERT COUNTY HOSPITAL
1250 S Washington StreetVan Wert, OH 45891
Phone: (419) 238-8627
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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: 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.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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 Van Wert County 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Excellent
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Van Wert County 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: 15 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 36 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 46 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 36 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 38 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Van Wert County Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Ohio or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent. - Excellent Discharge Information Rating Excellent Discharge Information Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure discharge information is excellent. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 226 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 267 minutes in Ohio. - 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 99% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 84% average score of Ohio. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 96 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 135 minutes in Ohio. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 15 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 20 minutes in Ohio. - 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 Ohio. - 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 68% average score of Ohio. - 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 99% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Ohio. - 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 97% average score of Ohio. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of Ohio. - 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 Ohio.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1100 Mercer Ave Decatur, IN 46733 | Yes | 17.71 mi | Compare |
| PAULDING COUNTY HOSPITAL | 1035 West Wayne St. Paulding, OH 45879 | Yes | 19.6 mi | Compare |
| GRAND LAKE HEALTH SYSTEM | 200 Saint Clair Street Saint Marys, OH 45885 | Yes | 23.76 mi | Compare |
| MERCER COUNTY JOINT TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 800 West Main Street Coldwater, OH 45828 | Yes | 25.72 mi | Compare |
| ST RITA'S MEDICAL CENTER | 730 West Market Street Lima, OH 45801 | Yes | 26.92 mi | Compare |
| LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM | 1001 Bellefontaine Avenue Lima, OH 45804 | Yes | 27.05 mi | Compare |
| INSTITUTE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY | 801 Medical Drive, Suite B Lima, OH 45804 | No | 27.85 mi | Compare |
| BLUFFTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 303 S Main St Bluffton, IN 46714 | Yes | 32.03 mi | Compare |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 208 N Columbus St Hicksville, OH 43526 | Yes | 32.38 mi | Compare |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OF DEFIANCE | 1404 East Second Street Defiance, OH 43512 | Yes | 32.44 mi | Compare |
| DEFIANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1200 Ralston Avenue Defiance, OH 43512 | Yes | 32.65 mi | Compare |
| JAY COUNTY HOSPITAL | 500 W Votaw St Portland, IN 47371 | Yes | 35.39 mi | Compare |
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