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Plains Memorial Hospital vs Parmer County Community Hospital

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

Hospital comparison: Plains Memorial Hospital and Parmer County Community Hospital
2 hospitals Plains Memorial Hospital Dimmitt, TX ✕ Remove Parmer County Community Hospital Friona, TX ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Dimmitt, TX Friona, TX
Hospital type Critical Access Critical Access
Ownership Government - Local Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room Yes Yes
Ratings
Google rating 2.0 of 5 (3 reviews) –
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 1 hr 56 min 2 hr 10 min
Safety
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 3.5% 4.7%
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 116 min 130 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 175 min –
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 210 min 217 min
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 59% 63%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – 35%

"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.