LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL Ratings and Reviews

About LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL

LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in LAWRENCE, MA. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 220010. It does provide emergency services. There are 496 medical professionals and 140 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL, emergency patients were charged $24,642. This is higher than the state average of $24,534. It is also lower than the national average of $25,828.

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Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	76 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	18 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	81 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	14 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	73 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	7 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	20 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	73 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	7 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	20 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	75 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	18 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	81 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	14 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	73 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	8 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	19 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	70 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	8 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	50 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	19 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	31 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	48 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	18 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	34 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	53 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	19 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	28 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	55 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	26 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	19 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	69 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	13 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	18 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	42 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	39 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	19 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	15 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	85 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	19 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	81 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	11 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	89 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	9 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	46 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	51 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	12 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	37 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	47 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	8 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	45 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	39 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	54 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	62 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	15 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	23 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	41 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	21 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	38 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	14 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	28 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	58 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	9 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	59 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	32 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$21
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$3
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$27
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$38
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$22
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$16
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$715
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$9,606
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$17
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,050
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$838
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$251
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$5,511
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$718
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$4,062
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$134
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,614
Total (Complete Episode)	$24,642

Infection Rates at LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL

These measures show how often patients at LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.71 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	4,637.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	4.25 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	0.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.19 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.46 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	6,873.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	6.60 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	4.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.61 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	2.56 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	45.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	1.17 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	46.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.39 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.20 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	3.95 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	51,067.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	1.67 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	2.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	1.20 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.27 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.85 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	48,018.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	24.13 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	12.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.50 / Better

How LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.4%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	13%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	10.1%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	11.2%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	19.7%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	14.5%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.83%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	160.3%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.32%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.14%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.52%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	11.19%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	4.81%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.56%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.9%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.24%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.2%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Leonard Florence Center For Living	5:
Brookhaven at Lexington	5:
Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	5:
Hillsborough County Nursing Home	5:
Whittier Bradford Transitional Care Unit	5:
Lakeview House Skld Nrsg and Residential Care Fac	5:
The Meadows	5:
Bear Mountain at Andover	5:
Cambridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	5:
Lafayette Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing	5:
Aberjona Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	5:
Care One at Wilmington	5:
Neville Center at Fresh Pond For Nursing and Rehab	5:
D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy	5:
New England Pediatric Care	5:
Care One at Concord	5:
Rivercrest Long Term Care	5:
Katzman Family Center For Living	5:
Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	5:
Seven Hills Pediatric Center	5:
New England Homes For The Deaf, Inc	5:
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr	5:
Masconomet Healthcare Center	5:
Rockingham County Nursing Home	5:
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton	5:
Continuing Care at Brooksby Village	5:
Colonial Poplin Nursing Home	4:
Care One at Essex Park	4:
Hanover Hill Health Care Center	4:
Riverwoods at Exeter	4:
Winchester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	4:
Port Healthcare Center	4:
Villa Crest Nursing and Retirement Center	4:
Holy Cross Health Center	4:
Warde Health Center	4:
Life Care Center of Acton	4:
Phillips Manor Nursing Home	4:
The Elmhurst Healthcare	4:
Vantage at Chelmsford LLC	4:
Abbott Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	4:
The Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	4:
Cedar Healthcare Center	4:
Life Care Center of The North Shore	4:
Berkeley Retirement Home,the	4:
Devereux Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Hackett Hill Healthcare Center	4:
Webster at Rye	4:
Mount Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	4:
Jesmond Nursing Home	4:
Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center For Living	4:
Campion Health and Wellness, Inc	4:
Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley	4:
Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center	4:
Cedar View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	4:
Belmont Manor Nursing Home, In	4:
Dexter House Healthcare	4:
Maple Leaf Health Care Center	4:
Care One at Lexington	4:
The Brentwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr	3:
Life Care Center of Stoneham	3:
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility	3:
Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley	3:
Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea	3:
Chestnut Woods Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr	3:
Alliance Health at Marie Esther	3:
Care One at Lowell	3:
St Joseph Residence	3:
The Reservoir Center For Health and Rehabilitation	3:
Woburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	3:
M I Nursing and Restorative Center	3:
Salemhaven	3:
Sudbury Pines Extended Care	3:
North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3:
Bear Mountain at Reading	2:
Exeter Center	2:
Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Bear Mountain at Sudbury	2:
Saugus Center	2:
Hunt Nursing and Rehab Center	2:
Hathorne Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	2:
Royal Meadow View Center	2:
Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr	2:
Blaire House of Tewksbury	2:
Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center	2:
Oceanside Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	2:
Brigham Health and Rehabilitation Center	2:
D'youville Senior Care	2:
The Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Everett	2:
Fairhaven Healthcare Center	2:
Ridgewood Center, Genesis Healthcare	2:
Aspen Hill Rehabiliation and Healthcare Center	2:
Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Royal Wood Mill Center	2:
Penacook Place, Inc	2:
Nevins Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Fairview Nursing Home	2:
Hannah Duston Healthcare Center	2:
Baker-Katz Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr	2:

Medical Groups Affiliated with LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL

There are 496 doctors and 140 medical groups that are affiliated with LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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