WHITTIER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Whittier, CA 90605
WHITTIER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Whittier Hospital Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Whittier, CA 90605 that serves the Los Angeles county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
WHITTIER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
9080 Colima RdWhittier, CA 90605
Phone: (562) 945-3561
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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.
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 Whittier Hospital 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: Poor
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Whittier Hospital 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: 24 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 56 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 10 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 43 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Whittier Hospital Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in California or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 296 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 335 minutes in California. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 70 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 129 minutes in California. - 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 California. - 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 90% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 82% average score of California. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 24 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 28 minutes in California. - 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 98% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 97% average score of California. - 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 California. - 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 99% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of California. - 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 96% average score of California. - 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 97% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of California. - 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 96% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 93% average score of California.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESBYTERIAN INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 12401 E Washington Blvd Whittier, CA 90602 | Yes | 2.81 mi | Compare |
| ST JUDE MEDICAL CENTER | 101 E Valencia Mesa Drive Fullerton, CA 92835 | Yes | 5.84 mi | Compare |
| COAST PLAZA HOSPITAL | 13100 Studerbaker Road Norwalk, CA 90650 | Yes | 5.99 mi | Compare |
| BEVERLY HOSPITAL | 309 W Beverly Blvd Montebello, CA 90640 | Yes | 7.09 mi | Compare |
| GREATER EL MONTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 1701 Santa Anita Ave South El Monte, CA 91733 | No | 7.1 mi | Compare |
| PIH HOSPITAL - DOWNEY | 11500 Brookshire Avenue Downey, CA 90241 | Yes | 7.34 mi | Compare |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 7901 Walker Street La Palma, CA 90623 | Yes | 7.35 mi | Compare |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - DOWNEY | 9333 Imperial Highway Downey, CA 90242 | Yes | 7.45 mi | Compare |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - BALDWIN PARK | 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd Baldwin Park, CA 91706 | Yes | 8 mi | Compare |
| AHMC ANAHEIM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1111 W La Palma Avenue Anaheim, CA 92801 | Yes | 8.18 mi | Compare |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER | 3033 W Orange Avenue Anaheim, CA 92804 | Yes | 8.62 mi | Compare |
| LAC/RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CTR | 7601 East Imperial Highway Downey, CA 90242 | No | 8.93 mi | Compare |
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