WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Williamsport, PA 17701
WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Williamsport Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Williamsport, PA 17701 that serves the Lycoming county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
700 High StreetWilliamsport, PA 17701
Phone: (570) 321-1000
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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.
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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 - Other
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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 Williamsport Regional 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Williamsport Regional 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: 50 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 28 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 38 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 19 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 6 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Williamsport Regional Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania 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 PA. - 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 PA. - Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of PA. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 79 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 93% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 2% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 Pennsylvania. - 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 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 95% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 17% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 3% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUNCY VALLEY HOSPITAL | 215 East Water Street Muncy, PA 17756 | Yes | 12.81 mi | Compare |
| JERSEY SHORE HOSPITAL | 1020 Thompson Street Jersey Shore, PA 17740 | Yes | 13.49 mi | Compare |
| EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | One Hospital Drive Lewisburg, PA 17837 | Yes | 19.64 mi | Compare |
| LOCK HAVEN HOSPITAL | 24 Cree Drive Lock Haven, PA 17745 | Yes | 25 mi | Compare |
| GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER | 100 North Academy Avenue Danville, PA 17822 | Yes | 28.81 mi | Compare |
| SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 350 North 11th Street Sunbury, PA 17801 | Yes | 29.33 mi | Compare |
| GEISINGER - BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL | 549 East Fair Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815 | Yes | 33.65 mi | Compare |
| SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 32-36 Central Avenue Wellsboro, PA 16901 | Yes | 37.4 mi | Compare |
| BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER | 1001 Pine Street Renovo, PA 17764 | Yes | 37.91 mi | Compare |
| TROY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 275 Guthrie Drive Troy, PA 16947 | Yes | 39.42 mi | Compare |
| BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER | 701 East 16th Street Berwick, PA 18603 | Yes | 42.64 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC TOWANDA | 91 Hospital Drive Towanda, PA 18848 | Yes | 47.29 mi | Compare |
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