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Sullivan County Community Hospital vs Caldwell Medical Center

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

Hospital comparison: Sullivan County Community Hospital and Caldwell Medical Center
2 hospitals Sullivan County Community Hospital Sullivan, IN ✕ Remove Caldwell Medical Center Princeton, KY ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Sullivan, IN Princeton, KY
Hospital type Critical Access Critical Access
Ownership Government - Local Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room Yes Yes
Ratings
Would definitely recommend 80% of patients –
Google rating 4.0 of 5 (36 reviews) 3.0 of 5 (25 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 2 hr 24 min –
Left before being seen 2% 1%
ER volume Low Low
Safety
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 16.1% –
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 4.3% 5.4%
Readmissions
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 16.5% –
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia -14.4 –
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy 12.5
Same as national
13.3
Same as national
Hospital visits after outpatient surgery 1.00
As expected
–
Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better 78% –
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 144 min –
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 268 min –
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 482 min –
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 2% 1%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 94% 87%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 13% –
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – 63%
Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better 97% –
Maternity
Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) Yes –
Birthing-friendly designation Yes –

"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.