CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER | National Average | North Carolina Average | |
Average (median) number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG |
Not Available
|
7 minutes | 7 minutes |
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who received aspirin within 24 hours of arrival or before transferring from the emergency department |
Not Available
|
95% | 96% |
Average (median) number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who needed specialized care were transferred to another hospital |
Not Available
|
58 minutes | 52 minutes |
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival |
Not Available
|
58% | 60% |
CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER | National Average | North Carolina Average | |
Emergency department volume Volume legend (patients annually): Low: 0 - 19,999 Medium: 20,000 - 39,999 High: 40,000 - 59,999 Very High: 60,000+ |
very high | ||
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department, before they were admitted to the hospital as an inpatient |
378 minutes
|
332 minutes (Very High Volume) | 338 minutes (Very High Volume) |
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit |
237 minutes
|
170 minutes (Very High Volume) | 178 minutes (Very High Volume) |
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before they were seen by a healthcare professional |
24 minutes
|
25 minutes (Very High Volume) | 26 minutes (Very High Volume) |
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department, after the doctor decided to admit them as an inpatient before leaving the emergency department for their inpatient room |
188 minutes
|
140 minutes (Very High Volume) | 146 minutes (Very High Volume) |
CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER | National Average | North Carolina Average | |
Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock Higher percentages are better |
44%
|
60% | 58% |
CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER | National Average | North Carolina Average | |
Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival |
92%
|
72% | 77% |
Percentage of patients receiving appropriate radiation therapy for cancer that has spread to the bone |
97%
|
89% | 86% |
Average (median) time patients who came to the emergency department with broken bones had to wait before getting pain medication |
73 minutes
|
49 minutes | 52 minutes |
Percentage of patients who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function within 90 days |
Not Available
|
99% | Not Available |
CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER | National Average | North Carolina Average | |
Patients assessed and given influenza vaccination |
95%
|
93% | 95% |
Patients who developed a blood clot while in the hospital who did not get treatment that could have prevented it |
12%
|
3% | 3% |
Percentage of patients with history of polyps receiving follow-up colonoscopy in the appropriate time frame |
98%
|
93% | 91% |
Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy |
89%
|
89% | 89% |
CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER | National Average | North Carolina Average | |
Percent of mothers whose deliveries were scheduled too early (1-2 weeks early), when a scheduled delivery was not medically necessary |
0%
|
2% | 1% |