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Sullivan County Community Hospital vs Greene County General Hospital

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

Hospital comparison: Sullivan County Community Hospital and Greene County General Hospital
2 hospitals Sullivan County Community Hospital Sullivan, IN ✕ Remove Greene County General Hospital Linton, IN ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Sullivan, IN Linton, IN
Hospital type Critical Access Critical Access
Ownership Government - Local Government - Local
Emergency room Yes Yes
Ratings
CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures – 4 of 5
Patient survey ratingHCAHPS summary star rating – 5 of 5
Would definitely recommend 80% of patients 81% of patients
Nurse communicationPatient survey stars – 5 of 5
Doctor communicationPatient survey stars – 5 of 5
Communication about medicinesPatient survey stars – 4 of 5
Discharge informationPatient survey stars – 5 of 5
CleanlinessPatient survey stars – 4 of 5
Quiet at nightPatient survey stars – 4 of 5
Overall hospital ratingPatient survey stars – 4 of 5
Would recommendPatient survey stars – 5 of 5
Google rating 4.0 of 5 (36 reviews) 3.0 of 5 (34 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 2 hr 24 min 2 hr 8 min
Left before being seen 2% 1%
ER volume Low Low
Safety
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 16.1% 15.8%
Death rate: Stroke patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 26.7%
Death rate: COPD patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 7.2%
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 4.3% 4.6%
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days – 21.3%
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 16.5% 16.9%
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days – 18.7%
Extra days back in hospital after heart failure – -1.6
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia -14.4 -27.2
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy 12.5
Same as national
13.1
Same as national
Hospital visits after outpatient surgery 1.00
As expected
1.00
As expected
Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better 78% 19%
Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better – 50%
Stroke: brain scan read within 45 minutes of ER arrivalHigher is better – 24%
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 144 min 128 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 268 min 221 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 482 min 275 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 2% 1%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 94% 91%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 13% 19%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better – 98%
Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better 97% 92%
Maternity
Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) Yes Yes
Birthing-friendly designation Yes 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.