Firelands Regional Medical Center

Patients that would definitely recommend
4% lower than the national average

Firelands Regional Medical Center is a medical facility located in Sandusky, OH. This hospital has been recognized for Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™.

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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Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ (2020)

Superior clinical outcomes in back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, hip fracture treatment, hip replacement, and total knee replacement

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

2 ratings were worse than expected

11 ratings were as expected

Death in procedures where mortality is usually very low
Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital
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

Gastrointestinal Bleed

Worse than Expected

As Expected

Pancreatitis

As Expected

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

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
1% lower than the national average

Would definitely recommend
4% lower than the national average

Firelands Regional Medical Center

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

Care Transition

Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

Firelands Regional Medical Center

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. Timothy Adamowicz, DO

Medical Oncology

6 Ratings

Dr. Timothy Amidon, DO

Emergency Medicine

2 Ratings

Dr. Christopher Avendano, MD

Pulmonary Disease

4 Ratings

Dr. Basanti Basu, MD

Psychiatry

2 Ratings

Dr. Brendan Bauer, MD

Neurology

24 Ratings

Dr. William Bauer, MD

Neurology

23 Ratings

Dr. Brian Baxter, MD

Family Medicine

14 Ratings

Dr. Paul Bedocs, DO

Dermatology

70 Ratings

Provider Reviews

Wonderful doxtor

Nov 24 2021

Review for Dr. Felter

Wonderful doctor.

Nov 24 2021

Review for Dr. Felter

Dr. Amir Naraghi took care of my elderly father, while he was admitted as a patient at Mercy Hospital in Lorain. Dr. Naraghi is truly a compassionate, caring, and devoted physician with an uttermost knowledge of medicine and patient care. He made my father’s stay very pleasant and comfortable;...

Nov 17 2021

Review for Dr. Naraghi

I was so impressed with Dr. Judge and her staff. My appointment was scheduled by a warm and friendly staff member, and I was greeted the same way when I arrived for my visit. Dr. Judge provided a prompt, professional, and genuinely caring consultation. I was pleasantly surprised at how much time...

Kimberly Kaufman Nov 16 2021

Review for Dr. Judge

Yes he’s a good doctor

Doris Workman Nov 15 2021

Review for Dr. Nkadi

Location

Firelands Regional Medical Center

1111 Hayes Ave, Sandusky, OH 44870

Call

Directions (419) 557-7400

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