VIDANT BEAUFORT HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Washington, NC 27889
VIDANT BEAUFORT HOSPITAL PROFILE
Vidant Beaufort Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Washington, NC 27889 that serves the Beaufort county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
VIDANT BEAUFORT HOSPITAL
628 E 12th StWashington, NC 27889
Phone: (252) 975-4100
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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.
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 Vidant Beaufort 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: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Vidant Beaufort 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: 39 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 54 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 58 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 44 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 58 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Vidant Beaufort Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in North Carolina 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. - 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 NC. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 44 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 95 minutes in North Carolina. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of North Carolina. - 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 94% average score of North Carolina. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 99% average score of North Carolina. - 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 North Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 98% average score of North Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 99% average score of North Carolina. - 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 95% average score of North Carolina. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 97% average score of North Carolina.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN GENERAL HOSPITAL | 310 S Mccaskey Rd P O Box 1128 Williamston, NC 27892 | Yes | 20.1 mi | Compare |
| VIDANT MEDICAL CENTER | 2100 Stantonsburg Rd Greenville, NC 27834 | Yes | 20.94 mi | Compare |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSP INC | 958 Us Hwy 64 East Plymouth, NC 27962 | Yes | 26.04 mi | Compare |
| CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER | 2000 Neuse Blvd New Bern, NC 28560 | Yes | 30.03 mi | Compare |
| VIDANT BERTIE HOSPITAL | 1403 South Kings Street Windsor, NC 27983 | Yes | 30.93 mi | Compare |
| LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 100 Airport Rd Kinston, NC 28501 | Yes | 35.5 mi | Compare |
| VIDANT EDGECOMBE HOSPITAL | 111 Hospital Dr Tarboro, NC 27886 | Yes | 38.71 mi | Compare |
| VIDANT CHOWAN HOSPITAL | 211 Virginia Rd Edenton, NC 27932 | Yes | 43.2 mi | Compare |
| OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 921 Junior High Road Scotland Neck, NC 27874 | Yes | 45.57 mi | Compare |
| VIDANT ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL | 500 S Academy St Ahoskie, NC 27910 | Yes | 51.25 mi | Compare |
| WILSON MEDICAL CENTER | 1705 S Tarboro St Wilson, NC 27893 | Yes | 52.2 mi | Compare |
| WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 2700 Wayne Memorial Dr Goldsboro, NC 27534 | Yes | 52.53 mi | Compare |
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