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Dyersburg Regional Medical Center vs Volunteer Community Hospital vs Milan General Hospital vs Great River Medical Center

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

Hospital comparison: Dyersburg Regional Medical Center, Volunteer Community Hospital, Milan General Hospital and Great River Medical Center
4 hospitals Dyersburg Regional Medical Center Dyersburg, TN ✕ Remove Volunteer Community Hospital Martin, TN ✕ Remove Milan General Hospital Milan, TN ✕ Remove Great River Medical Center Blytheville, AR ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Dyersburg, TN Martin, TN Milan, TN Blytheville, AR
Hospital type Acute care Acute care Acute care Acute care
Ownership Proprietary Proprietary Government - Local Government - Local
Emergency room Yes Yes Yes Yes
Beds 105 60 62 100
Ratings
CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures 4 of 5 2 of 5 – 2 of 5
Patient survey ratingHCAHPS summary star rating 4 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 –
Would definitely recommend 61% of patients 67% of patients 79% of patients 56% of patients
Nurse communicationPatient survey stars 4 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 –
Doctor communicationPatient survey stars 4 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 –
Communication about medicinesPatient survey stars 3 of 5 4 of 5 4 of 5 –
Discharge informationPatient survey stars 3 of 5 4 of 5 3 of 5 –
CleanlinessPatient survey stars 4 of 5 3 of 5 5 of 5 –
Quiet at nightPatient survey stars 4 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 –
Overall hospital ratingPatient survey stars 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 –
Would recommendPatient survey stars 3 of 5 3 of 5 5 of 5 –
Google rating 2.0 of 5 (94 reviews) 3.0 of 5 (39 reviews) 2.0 of 5 (29 reviews) 2.0 of 5 (35 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 2 hr 57 min 2 hr 43 min 2 hr 40 min 2 hr 10 min
Left before being seen 2% 2% 2% 3%
ER volume Medium Low Low Low
Safety
Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national 0 better · 0 worse of 2 compared – – –
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) Same as national – – –
C. diff intestinal infections Same as national – – –
Serious complications (PSI 90) Same as national Same as national Same as national Same as national
Death rate: Heart failure patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 9.8% 11.3% – –
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 20.7% 23.7% 18.1% 17.7%
Death rate: COPD patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 8.6% 10.0% – 8.5%
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 4.5% 4.4% 4.4% 6.0%
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days 21.0% 20.9% – –
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 17.5% 17.9% 16.9% 17.9%
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days 21.9% 20.4% – 20.0%
Extra days back in hospital after heart failure +1.5 -2 – –
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia +37.6 +33.2 -40.8 +111.5
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy 13.3
Same as national
13.7
Same as national
14.2
Same as national
12.8
Same as national
Hospital visits after outpatient surgery 1.20
As expected
0.90
As expected
– –
Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better 63% 58% 48% 46%
Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better 60% 89% – –
Stroke: brain scan read within 45 minutes of ER arrivalHigher is better 47% – – –
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 177 min 163 min 160 min 130 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 328 min 210 min 287 min 126 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 322 min 345 min – 342 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 2% 2% 2% 3%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 81% 79% 72% 85%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 17% 22% 20% 18%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better 100% 93% 98% 98%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better 88% – – 78%
Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better 93% 83% 100% –
Maternity
Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) Yes Yes – Yes
Birthing-friendly designation Yes Yes – Yes
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Not penalized Penalized Not penalized Not penalized
Value-based purchasing scoreOut of 100; median 29.5 31.7 6.7 – –
Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median 1.13 1.20 1.03 1.16

"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.