WELLMONT HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL - SNEEDVILLE, TN

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Addresss:
1517 MAIN STREET HWY 33
SNEEDVILLE, TN, 37869
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (423) 733-5001

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 4.20
Registered Professional Nurses : 11.60
Other Salaried Personnel : 23.10
Registered Pharmacists : 0.50
Respiratory Therapists : 2.90
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 2.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 4.70

Number Of Beds
Total: 25
Total Certified: 25

Provided Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Hospice Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Outpatient Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Fewer than 100
Survey Response Rate: 24%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Tennessee:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

2%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

93%
Tennessee:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Usually
This Hospital:

1%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

99%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

7%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

89%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
Tennessee:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

8%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

86%
State:

71%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

9%
Tennessee:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

85%
State:

63%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
Tennessee:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

10%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

88%
Tennessee:

72%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
State:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

83%
State:

66%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes
Here:

95%
State:

82%
No
This Hospital:

5%
State:

18%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower
Here:

11%
State:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

11%
State:

23%
9 or 10
Here:

78%
State:

68%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

4%
Tennessee:

6%
Yes, probably
Here:

18%
Tennessee:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

78%
Tennessee:

69%

Process of Care

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Tennessee:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

88.0%
State:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.1%
State:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.1%
State:

19.3%

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