Decatur County Memorial Hospital
Patients that would definitely recommend
2% lower than the national average
Awards
Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.
Learn more about our awards methodologyHospital Quality Awards
Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2017)
Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications
Hospital Quality
Patient Experience
Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Learn more about patient experiencePatients who gave a rating of 9 or 10
6% higher than the national average
Would definitely recommend
2% lower than the national average
Decatur County Memorial Hospital
National Average
Communication with doctors
Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well
Communication with nurses
Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well
Communication about medicines
Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients
Discharge Information
Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home
Responsiveness of hospital staff
Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff
Decatur County Memorial Hospital
National Average
Quietness
Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night
Cleanliness
Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean
Providers
Dr. Sami Aasar, MD
Cardiology
Dr. Brian Albers, MD
General Surgery
Dr. Arthur Alunday, MD
Oncology
Dr. Jaime Ayon, MD
Oncology
Dr. Smriti Banthia, MD
Cardiology
Dr. Nicole Boersma, MD
Family Medicine
Dr. Aaron Bruns, MD
Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Kathleen Canfield, MD
Emergency Medicine
Dr. John Chambers, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Andrew Chandler, DO
Family Medicine
Dr. Jeffrey Christie, MD
Cardiology
Dr. Andrew Crane, MD
Gastroenterology
Dr. Purnendu Datta, MD
Internal Medicine
Dr. Christopher Dull, MD
Psychiatry
Dr. Douglas Federle, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Jennifer Fletcher, MD
Family Medicine
Dr. Jon Geers, MD
General Surgery
Dr. Marwan Ghabril, MD
Gastroenterology
Dr. Nandu Gourineni, MD
Cardiology
Dr. Cary Guse, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Duncan Hamilton, DO
General Surgery
Dr. Edward Harlamert, MD
Cardiology
Dr. Donald Harris, MD
Neurology
Dr. Robert Hasson, MD
Diagnostic Radiology