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Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital vs Fredonia Regional Hospital

Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.

Hospital comparison: Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital and Fredonia Regional Hospital
2 hospitals Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado, KS ✕ Remove Fredonia Regional Hospital Fredonia, KS ✕ Remove
Overview
Location El Dorado, KS Fredonia, KS
Hospital type Acute care Critical Access
Ownership Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Government - Local
Emergency room Yes Yes
Beds 82 –
Ratings
Would definitely recommend 78% of patients 81% of patients
Google rating 3.0 of 5 (61 reviews) 4.0 of 5 (3 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 1 hr 31 min 2 hr 10 min
Left before being seen 1% 0%
ER volume Low Low
Safety
Serious complications (PSI 90) Same as national –
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 14.5% 14.2%
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 4.2% 4.2%
Readmissions
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 16.5% 16.6%
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia +15.2 -8
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy 13.8
Same as national
12.6
Same as national
Hospital visits after outpatient surgery 1.00
As expected
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Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better 81% 45%
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 91 min 130 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better – 200 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 207 min 201 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 1% 0%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 92% 96%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 12% 17%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better 97% –
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better 94% 97%
Maternity
Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) Yes –
Birthing-friendly designation Yes –
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Penalized –
Value-based purchasing scoreOut of 100; median 29.5 57 –
Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median 0.84 –

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.

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How to compare hospitals

Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.

Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.