WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospital in Lancaster, NH 03584
WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Weeks Medical Center is a critical access hospital located in Lancaster, NH 03584 that serves the Coos county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
173 Middle StreetLancaster, NH 03584
Phone: (603) 788-4911
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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
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at Weeks Medical Center 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: Not AvailableQuiet Rooms: Not Available
Cleanliness: Not Available
Pain Management: Not Available
Discharge Information: Not Available
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Not Available
These performance measures at Weeks Medical Center 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: Not Available before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: Not Available before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: Not Available before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: Not Available admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Weeks Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in New Hampshire or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 NH. - 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 NH. - 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 96% average score of New Hampshire. - 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 New Hampshire. - 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 New Hampshire. - 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 New Hampshire.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
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LITTLETON REGIONAL HEALTHCARE | 600 St Johnsbury Road Littleton, NH 03561 | Yes | 17.77 mi | Compare |
ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL | 59 Page Hill Road Berlin, NH 03570 | Yes | 19.75 mi | Compare |
NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 1315 Hospital Drive Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819 | Yes | 22.68 mi | Compare |
UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL | 181 Corliss Lane Colebrook, NH 03576 | Yes | 29.1 mi | Compare |
COTTAGE HOSPITAL | 90 Swiftwater Rd Woodsville, NH 03785 | Yes | 33.57 mi | Compare |
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE | 3073 White Mountain Highway North Conway, NH 03860 | Yes | 35.93 mi | Compare |
NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER | 189 Prouty Drive Newport, VT 05855 | Yes | 45.42 mi | Compare |
RUMFORD HOSPITAL | 420 Franklin Street Rumford, ME 04276 | Yes | 49.5 mi | Compare |
SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 16 Hospital Road Plymouth, NH 03264 | Yes | 50.77 mi | Compare |
COPLEY HOSPITAL | 528 Washington Highway Morrisville, VT 05661 | Yes | 51.45 mi | Compare |
BRIDGTON HOSPITAL | 10 Hospital Drive Bridgton, ME 04009 | Yes | 51.54 mi | Compare |
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