WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in New Martinsville, WV 26155
WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Wetzel County Hospital is an acute care hospital located in New Martinsville, WV 26155 that serves the Wetzel county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
#3 East Benjamin DriveNew Martinsville, WV 26155
Phone: (304) 455-8000
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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.
Average
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
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 Wetzel County 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: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Wetzel County 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: 35 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 10 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 9 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 0 hours 59 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 54 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Wetzel County Hospital 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 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 WV. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 249 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 59 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 130 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 147 minutes in West Virginia. - 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 52 minutes for transfer time for acute coronary intervention is better than the statewide average of 77 minutes in West Virginia. - 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 96% 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 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 93% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 90% average score of West Virginia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 314 South Wells Street Sistersville, WV 26175 | Yes | 11.78 mi | Compare |
| REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 800 Wheeling Ave Glen Dale, WV 26038 | Yes | 19.02 mi | Compare |
| BELMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 4697 Harrison Street Bellaire, OH 43906 | Yes | 24.8 mi | Compare |
| OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 2000 Eoff Street Wheeling, WV 26003 | Yes | 27.03 mi | Compare |
| WHEELING HOSPITAL | 1 Medical Park Wheeling, WV 26003 | Yes | 27.51 mi | Compare |
| BARNESVILLE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC | 639 West Main Street Barnesville, OH 43713 | Yes | 28.08 mi | Compare |
| EAST OHIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 90 North Fourth Street Martins Ferry, OH 43935 | Yes | 29.62 mi | Compare |
| SELBY GENERAL HOSPITAL | 1106 Colegate Drive Marietta, OH 45750 | Yes | 35.8 mi | Compare |
| MARIETTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 401 Matthew Street Marietta, OH 45750 | Yes | 37.03 mi | Compare |
| CLARKSBURG VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1 Medical Center Drive Clarksburg, WV 26301 | No | 37.09 mi | Compare |
| FAIRMONT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1325 Locust Avenue Fairmont, WV 26554 | Yes | 39.05 mi | Compare |
| WASHINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM GREENE | 350 Bonar Avenue Waynesburg, PA 15370 | Yes | 39.09 mi | Compare |
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