WALLA WALLA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Walla Walla, WA 99362
WALLA WALLA GENERAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Walla Walla General Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Walla Walla, WA 99362 that serves the Walla Walla county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
WALLA WALLA GENERAL HOSPITAL
1025 S Second AveWalla Walla, WA 99362
Phone: (509) 525-0480
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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.
Average
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 - Church
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 Walla Walla General 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Walla Walla General 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: 16 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 46 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 26 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 1 minute admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 34 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Walla Walla General Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Washington or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 WA. - 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 WA. - 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 WA. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 206 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 274 minutes in Washington. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 61 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Washington. - 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 Washington. - 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 93% average score of Washington. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 106 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 146 minutes in Washington. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 16 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 23 minutes in Washington. - 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 Washington. - 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 98% average score of Washington. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 3 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in Washington. - 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 Washington. - 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 Washington. - 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 96% average score of Washington. - 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 Washington. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 96% average score of Washington. - 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 92% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 90% average score of Washington. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 92% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 89% average score of Washington.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROVIDENCE ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER | 401 W Poplar St Walla Walla, WA 99362 | Yes | 0.75 mi | Compare |
| WALLA WALLA VA MEDICAL CENTER | 77 Wainwright Drive Walla Walla, WA 99362 | No | 1.25 mi | Compare |
| DAYTON GENERAL HOSPITAL | 1012 South 3rd Street Dayton, WA 99328 | Yes | 24.7 mi | Compare |
| ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL | 2801 St Anthony Way Pendleton, OR 97801 | Yes | 33.86 mi | Compare |
| LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER | 520 N Fourth Avenue Pasco, WA 99301 | Yes | 38.77 mi | Compare |
| KENNEWICK GENERAL HOSPITAL | 900 South Auburn Street Kennewick, WA 99336 | Yes | 39.16 mi | Compare |
| GARFIELD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 66 North Sixth Street Pomeroy, WA 99347 | Yes | 45.32 mi | Compare |
| KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 888 Swift Blvd Richland, WA 99352 | Yes | 48.26 mi | Compare |
| GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER | 610 Nw 11th Street Hermiston, OR 97838 | Yes | 49.38 mi | Compare |
| GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL | 900 Sunset Drive La Grande, OR 97850 | Yes | 51.98 mi | Compare |
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