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Pocahontas Memorial Hospital vs Webster County Memorial Hospital

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

Hospital comparison: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital and Webster County Memorial Hospital
2 hospitals Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye, WV ✕ Remove Webster County Memorial Hospital Addison (Webster Springs), WV ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Buckeye, WV Addison (Webster Springs), WV
Hospital type Critical Access Critical Access
Ownership Government - Local Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room Yes Yes
Ratings
Would definitely recommend 85% of patients –
Google rating 5.0 of 5 (21 reviews) 4.0 of 5 (11 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 1 hr 45 min 1 hr 18 min
Left before being seen 0% 0%
ER volume Low Low
Safety
Death rate: COPD patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 9.2% –
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 3.8% 4.9%
Readmissions
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days 19.4% –
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 105 min 78 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 293 min 253 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 0% 0%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 92% 98%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better 74% 66%

"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.