WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Dover, NH 03820
WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL PROFILE
Wentworth-douglass Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Dover, NH 03820 that serves the Strafford county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL
789 Central AveDover, NH 03820
Phone: (603) 740-2580
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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.
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 Wentworth-douglass 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: Average
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Excellent
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Wentworth-douglass 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: 30 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 34 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 25 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 13 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 46 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Wentworth-douglass Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in New Hampshire or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Discharge Information Rating Excellent Discharge Information Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure discharge information is excellent. - 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 for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate. - 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 97% average score of New Hampshire. - 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 New Hampshire. - 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 97% average score of New Hampshire. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 97% average score of New Hampshire. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 97% average score of New Hampshire. - 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 97% average score of New Hampshire. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 92% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 86% average score of New Hampshire. - 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 96% average score of New Hampshire. - 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 99% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of New Hampshire. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 98% average score of New Hampshire. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 86% average score of New Hampshire.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 11 Whitehall Road Rochester, NH 03867 | Yes | 7.32 mi | Compare |
| PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 333 Borthwick Ave Portsmouth, NH 03801 | Yes | 11.13 mi | Compare |
| YORK HOSPITAL | 15 Hospital Drive York, ME 03909 | Yes | 12.2 mi | Compare |
| EXETER HOSPITAL INC | 5 Alumni Drive Exeter, NH 03833 | Yes | 16.25 mi | Compare |
| SOUTHERN MAINE HEALTH CARE | 1 Medical Center Drive Biddeford, ME 04005 | Yes | 26.55 mi | Compare |
| ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL | 25 Highland Avenue Newburyport, MA 01950 | Yes | 27.57 mi | Compare |
| HUGGINS HOSPITAL | 240 South Main Street Wolfeboro, NH 03894 | Yes | 30.26 mi | Compare |
| PARKLAND MEDICAL CENTER | 1 Parkland Drive Derry, NH 03038 | Yes | 32.39 mi | Compare |
| ELLIOT HOSPITAL | 1 Elliot Way Manchester, NH 03103 | Yes | 32.65 mi | Compare |
| CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER | 100 Mcgregor Street Manchester, NH 03102 | Yes | 33.99 mi | Compare |
| CONCORD HOSPITAL | 250 Pleasant St Concord, NH 03301 | Yes | 34.76 mi | Compare |
| HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL | 70 East Street Methuen, MA 01844 | Yes | 36.72 mi | Compare |
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