A general hospital is an institution that provides inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services to a wide range of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a population group. This type of hospital treats patients in the acute phase of illness or injury and helps them return to their normal or previous level of activity. There are many general hospitals in the US, but only a few can be called top-rated. One of these is the MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena.
This 139-bed critical access hospital provides general medical and surgical care for inpatients and outpatients along with a 24-hour emergency room to the Alpena area. Its medical specialties include behavior health services, cancer care, diagnostic imaging (x-ray, CT scanning, etc.), orthopedics, pain management, rehabilitation services, surgical services, women’s health, and wound & hyperbaric medicine.
MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena was given a C grade in a recent national patient safety rating by Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit hospital watchdog organization. The hospital’s grade is based on a number of measures including hand washing and blood infections, among others. The hospital had received two consecutive A grades in the past. Its grade this year was affected by five infections that occurred in connection with medical procedures.
In a separate patient survey rating, the MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena scored well above the national average in all categories except ‘communication with doctors’. In that category, the hospital had 78% of its respondents say they always communicated with their doctor well or very well. The national average is 69%.
The MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena’s quality of patient care was also rated well by CMS. Six of its seven reported measures in the mortality and readmission categories reached or exceeded the national average, while the seventh measured — timeliness of care – was on par with the national average.
MyMichigan Medical Center received a score of 97 out of 100 in the Medicare star ratings, which measures performance in five categories: quality of care, efficiency of care, and communication with physicians. The Medicare Star ratings are based on data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as from surveys of patients and other healthcare providers.
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