WINNESHIEK MEDICAL CENTER

Winneshiek Medical Center is a critical access hospital located in Decorah, IA 52101 that serves the Winneshiek county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Winneshiek Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Iowa or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• Excellent Cleanliness Rating Excellent Cleanliness Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure cleanliness is excellent.
• Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 176 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 209 minutes in Iowa.
• Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 38 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 60 minutes in Iowa.
• 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 97% average score of Iowa.
• 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 99% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Iowa.
• Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 112 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 116 minutes in Iowa.
• Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 17 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 22 minutes in Iowa.
• 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 Iowa.
• 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 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 92% average score of Iowa.
• 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 97% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 96% average score of Iowa.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 98% average score of Iowa.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of Iowa.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 97% average score of Iowa.