Wentworth - Douglass Hospital

Patients that would definitely recommend
14% higher 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.

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Hospital Quality Awards

Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (2017)

Superior clinical outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

12 ratings were as expected

Death in procedures where mortality is usually very low
Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital
Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest
Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital
Hip fracture following surgery
Excessive bruising or bleeding as a consequence of a procedure or surgery
Acute kidney dysfunction following surgery
Respiratory failure following surgery
Deep blood clots in the lungs or legs following surgery
Bloodstream infection following surgery
Breakdown of abdominal incision site
Accidental cut, puncture, perforation or hemorrhage during medical care

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Cardiac

Critical Care

Gastrointestinal

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Gallbladder Removal Surgery

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Bowel Obstruction

As Expected

Colorectal Surgeries

As Expected

Esophageal/Stomach Surgeries

As Expected

Gastrointestinal Bleed

As Expected

Pancreatitis

As Expected

Small Intestine Surgeries

As Expected

Neurosciences

Orthopedic

Pulmonary

Spine Surgery

Vascular

Data Source

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).

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Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10
14% higher than the national average

Would definitely recommend
14% higher than the national average

Location

Wentworth - Douglass Hospital

789 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820

Call

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