WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Weirton, WV 26062
WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Weirton Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Weirton, WV 26062 that serves the Hancock county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER
601 Colliers WayWeirton, WV 26062
Phone: (304) 797-6000
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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.
Fair
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: Government - Local
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 Weirton 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Weirton 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: 36 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 9 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 32 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 58 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 3 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Weirton Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in West Virginia 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 WV. - 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 WV. - Better mortality rates with average payment for pneumonia care Better mortality rates with average payment for pneumonia care
The provider has better mortality rates and is more efficient with average payments for pneumonia care patients. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate. - Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 212 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 267 minutes in West Virginia. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 58 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 79 minutes in West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 129 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 147 minutes in West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 98% average score of West Virginia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of West Virginia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRINITY MEDICAL CTR EAST &TRINITY MEDICAL CTR WEST | 380 Summit Avenue Steubenville, OH 43952 | Yes | 5.83 mi | Compare |
| EAST LIVERPOOL CITY HOSPITAL | 425 West 5th Street East Liverpool, OH 43920 | Yes | 15.9 mi | Compare |
| OHIO VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL | 25 Heckel Road Mckees Rocks, PA 15136 | Yes | 17.99 mi | Compare |
| CANONSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL | 100 Medical Boulevard Canonsburg, PA 15317 | Yes | 20.59 mi | Compare |
| WASHINGTON HOSPITAL, THE | 155 Wilson Avenue Washington, PA 15301 | Yes | 20.88 mi | Compare |
| ADVANCED SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 100 Trich Drive Washington, PA 15301 | No | 21.09 mi | Compare |
| HERITAGE VALLEY SEWICKLEY | 720 Blackburn Road Sewickley, PA 15143 | Yes | 21.1 mi | Compare |
| EAST OHIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 90 North Fourth Street Martins Ferry, OH 43935 | Yes | 22.87 mi | Compare |
| ST CLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1000 Bower Hill Road Pittsburgh, PA 15243 | Yes | 24.38 mi | Compare |
| HERITAGE VALLEY BEAVER | 1000 Dutch Ridge Road Beaver, PA 15009 | Yes | 24.43 mi | Compare |
| WHEELING HOSPITAL | 1 Medical Park Wheeling, WV 26003 | Yes | 24.66 mi | Compare |
| OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 2000 Eoff Street Wheeling, WV 26003 | Yes | 25.3 mi | Compare |
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