MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL Ratings and Reviews

About MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL

MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in JACKSON, MS. Its type of ownership is Proprietary. The facility's Medicare ID is 250072. It does provide emergency services. There are 52 medical professionals and 29 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL, emergency patients were charged $28,205. This is higher than the state average of $25,649. It is also higher than the national average of $25,828.

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Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities
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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 MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	70 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	11 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	19 %
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	73 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	12 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	15 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	68 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	12 %
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	71 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	9 %
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	78 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	15 %
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	85 %
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	10 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	74 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	10 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	16 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	76 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	18 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	44 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	24 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	32 %
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	50 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	28 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	38 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	27 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	35 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	53 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	37 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	10 %
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	20 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	11 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	36 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	53 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	11 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	26 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	74 %
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	27 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	73 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	25 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	75 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	43 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	14 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	43 %
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	52 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	15 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	33 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	41 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	16 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	43 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	38 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	10 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	52 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	64 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	21 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	15 %
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	65 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	11 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	24 %
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)	26 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	25 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	49 %
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	19 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	47 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	34 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL, 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 MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL 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 MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$4
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$1
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$104
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$562
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$17
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$5
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$1,053
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$12,857
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)	$1,533
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$704
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$172
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$5,104
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,130
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,506
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$102
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,334
Total (Complete Episode)	$28,205

Infection Rates at MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL

These measures show how often patients at MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL 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	Not Available / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	1,412.00 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	0.95 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	Not Available / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	2.51 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	1,636.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	1.20 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	1.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	0.02 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery	Not Available / Not Available
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	1.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.01 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.05 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	4.60 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	24,956.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	1.07 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	1.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.93 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.36 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	22,754.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	8.34 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	0.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.00 / Better

How MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for heart attack patients	12.6%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for heart failure patients	12.1%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	21.9%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	14.2%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.55%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	192.83%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.28%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.1%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	1.97%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.28%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	9.19%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.86%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.71%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.91%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.94%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.01%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL

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 MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Jnh-Madison Inn	5:
Methodist Specialty Care Center	5:
Jnh-Jefferson Inn	4:
Wisteria Gardens	4:
Community Place	4:
Briar Hill Rest Home	3:
Compere Nh Inc	3:
Magnolia Senior Care, LLC	3:
Clinton Healthcare LLC - Snf	3:
Copiah Living Center	2:
Jnh-Jaquith Inn	2:
Chadwick Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC	2:
Brandon Court	2:
Woodlands Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	2:
Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC	2:
Highland Home	2:
The Madison Health and Rehab	2:
The Nichols Center	2:
Parkway Health and Rehab LLC	2:
Madison Co Nh	2:
Bedford Care Center of Mendenh	1:
Edgewood Health and Rehabilitation	1:
Willow Creek Retirement Center	1:
Brandon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Manhattan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC	1:
Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation	1:
Pleasant Hills Com Liv Center	No Data

Medical Groups Affiliated with MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL

There are 52 doctors and 29 medical groups that are affiliated with MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

The list of medical professionals associated with MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL is very long, so we have added another pages. See a list of medical professionals associated with MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL.