WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Boca Raton, FL 33428
WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
West Boca Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Boca Raton, FL 33428 that serves the Palm Beach county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER
21644 State Rd 7Boca Raton, FL 33428
Phone: (561) 488-8000
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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: Proprietary
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 West Boca 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Poor
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at West Boca 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: 20 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 35 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 18 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 14 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 50 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where West Boca Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Florida 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 FL. - 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 FL. - 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 78% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 71% average score of Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 20 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 23 minutes in Florida. - Emergency Department:
left without
being seen Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 2% average score of Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 90% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 69% average score of Florida. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 46 minutes for transfer time for acute coronary intervention is better than the statewide average of 53 minutes in Florida. - 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 Florida. - 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 5 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 7 minutes in Florida. - 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 3% average score of Florida. - 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 99% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 98% average score of Florida. - 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 Florida. - 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 Florida. - 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 98% average score of Florida. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Florida. - 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 98% average score of Florida. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 96% average score of Florida. - 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 98% average score of Florida. - 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 95% average score of Florida. - 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 93% average score of Florida. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 8% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 3% average score of Florida.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 800 Meadows Rd Boca Raton, FL 33486 | Yes | 6.05 mi | Compare |
| NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER | 2801 N State Rd 7 Margate, FL 33063 | Yes | 6.42 mi | Compare |
| BROWARD HEALTH CORAL SPRINGS | 3000 Coral Hills Dr Coral Springs, FL 33065 | Yes | 6.96 mi | Compare |
| DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER | 5352 Linton Blvd Delray Beach, FL 33484 | Yes | 7.15 mi | Compare |
| BROWARD HEALTH NORTH | 201 E Sample Rd Pompano Beach, FL 33064 | Yes | 7.3 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER | 7201 N University Dr Tamarac, FL 33321 | Yes | 10.49 mi | Compare |
| BROWARD HEALTH IMPERIAL POINT | 6401 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 | Yes | 11.66 mi | Compare |
| HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL | 4725 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 | Yes | 12.72 mi | Compare |
| BETHESDA HOSPITAL EAST | 2815 S Seacrest Blvd Boynton Beach, FL 33435 | Yes | 12.97 mi | Compare |
| PLANTATION GENERAL HOSPITAL | 401 Nw 42nd Ave Plantation, FL 33317 | Yes | 15.82 mi | Compare |
| WESTSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 8201 W Broward Blvd Plantation, FL 33324 | Yes | 16.43 mi | Compare |
| BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER | 1600 S Andrews Ave Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 | Yes | 17.86 mi | Compare |
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