WESTERN PLAINS MEDICAL COMPLEX
Acute Care Hospital in Dodge City, KS 67801
WESTERN PLAINS MEDICAL COMPLEX PROFILE
Western Plains Medical Complex is an acute care hospital located in Dodge City, KS 67801 that serves the Ford county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
WESTERN PLAINS MEDICAL COMPLEX
3001 Avenue ADodge City, KS 67801
Phone: (620) 225-8400
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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 Western Plains Medical Complex 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: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Western Plains Medical Complex 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: 12 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 46 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 15 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 55 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 47 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Western Plains Medical Complex has better average ratings than other hospitals in Kansas 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 KS. - 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 KS. - 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 97% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 94% average score of Kansas. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Kansas. - 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 94% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 93% average score of Kansas. - 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 112 minutes in Kansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 12 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 18 minutes in Kansas. - 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 98% average score of Kansas. - 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 Kansas. - 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 Kansas. - 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 98% average score of Kansas. - 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 97% average score of Kansas. - 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 90% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 89% average score of Kansas. - 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 97% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of Kansas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HODGEMAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER | 809 Bramley Jetmore, KS 67854 | Yes | 21.4 mi | Compare |
| MINNEOLA DISTRICT HOSPITAL NBR 2 | 212 Main Minneola, KS 67865 | Yes | 23.77 mi | Compare |
| EDWARDS COUNTY HOSPITAL | 620 West Eighth Street Kinsley, KS 67547 | Yes | 33.95 mi | Compare |
| MEADE DISTRICT HOSPITAL | 510 East Carthage Meade, KS 67864 | Yes | 38.63 mi | Compare |
| ASHLAND HEALTH CENTER | 709 Oak Street Ashland, KS 67831 | No | 43.45 mi | Compare |
| NESS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2 | 312 Custer Street Ness City, KS 67560 | Yes | 46.74 mi | Compare |
| ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL | 401 East Spruce Garden City, KS 67846 | Yes | 48.24 mi | Compare |
| COMANCHE COUNTY HOSPITAL | 2nd & Frisco Street Coldwater, KS 67029 | Yes | 51.88 mi | Compare |
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