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TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER

5301 EAST GRANT ROAD, TUCSON, AZ, 85712
(520) 324-1399
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Arrives at ER E.D. Volume: Very High (60,000+ patients annually) 2% patients leave without being seen 39 minutes until seen by doctor † 3 hours 18 minutes until sent home 6 hours 8 minutes until admitted to hospital † 7 hours 59 minutes until taken to room





Report
  • Your hospital's Left Without Being Seen percentage (2%) equals national average (2%), but is higher than state average (1%).
  • Your hospital's Until Seen by Doctor time (39 minutes) is higher than both state average (26 minutes) and national average (21 minutes).
  • Your hospital's Until Sent Home time (3 hours 18 minutes) is higher than both state average (3 hours ) and national average (2 hours 43 minutes).
  • Your hospital's Until Admitted to Hospital time (6 hours 8 minutes) is higher than both state average (4 hours 56 minutes) and national average (4 hours 33 minutes).
  • Your hospital's Until Taken to Room time (7 hours 59 minutes) is higher than both state average (6 hours 44 minutes) and national average (6 hours 13 minutes).
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Metrics Comparison
 Left Without Being Seen
Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		2%
1%
2%
Until Seen by Doctor†
Average time patients spent in the emergency department before they were seen by a healthcare professional

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		39 minutes
26 minutes
21 minutes
Until Sent Home
Average time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		3 hours 18 minutes
3 hours 0 minutes
2 hours 43 minutes
Until Admitted to Hospital†
Average time patients spent in the emergency department, before they were admitted to the hospital as an inpatient

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		6 hours 8 minutes
4 hours 56 minutes
4 hours 33 minutes
Until Taken to Room
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department, before leaving the emergency department for their inpatient room

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		7 hours 59 minutes
3 hours 36 minutes
6 hours 13 minutes
ER Metrics
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Arrives at ER Median Time to Fibrinolysis † Not Available Median Time to Pain Medication for Patients with Broken Bones † 52 minutes Median Time to Transfer to Another Facility for Acute Coronary Intervention Not Available Median Time to Electrocardiography † Not Available
Median Time to Fibrinolysis†
Average time from emergency department arrival to administration of fibrinolytic therapy in ED patients with ST-segment elevation or left bundle branch block (LBBB) on ECG performed closest to ED arrival and prior to transfer.

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		Not Available
26 minutes
26 minutes
Median Time to Pain Medication†
Average time patients who came to the emergency department with broken bones had to wait before getting pain medication A lower number of minutes is better

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		52 minutes
53 minutes
49 minutes
Median Time to Transfer to Another Facility for Acute Coronary Intervention
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who needed specialized care were transferred to another hospital

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		Not Available
59 minutes
1 hours 1 minutes
Median Time to Electrocardiography†
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG A lower number of minutes is better

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		Not Available
8 minutes
8 minutes
Quality Measures
Immunization for Influenza†
Patients assessed and given influenza vaccination

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		86%
88%
90.93%
Workers Immunization
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		93%
87%
87.18%
Fibrinolytic Therapy
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		Not Available
61%
67.95%
Head CT
Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		Not Available
71%
70%
Follow-up Interval for Colonoscopy
Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		93%
91%
92%
Colonoscopy Interval
Percentage of patients with history of polyps receiving follow-up colonoscopy in the appropriate timeframe

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		68%
95%
90.92%
Eye Care
Percentage of patients who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function within 90 days following the surgery

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		Not Available
90%
98%
EBR for Bone Metastases
Percentage of patients receiving appropriate radiation therapy for cancer that has spread to the bone

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		Not Available
90%
85.86%
Aspirin at Arrival†
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who received aspirin within 24 hours of arrival or before transferring from the emergency department

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		Not Available
92%
94.62%
Early Newborn Deliveries
Percent of mothers whose deliveries were scheduled too early (1-2 weeks early), when a scheduled delivery was not medically necessary

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		2%
1%
1.78%
Care for Sepsis/Septic Shock
Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		36%
43%
63%
Venous Thromboembolism†
Patients who developed a blood clot while in the hospital who did not get treatment that could have prevented it

Hospital:
State Avg.:
National Avg.: 		7%
2%
2.66%
Survey Summary
† These fields are last updated by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in March 2019 and are no more included in hopital compare dataset as of January 2020 Update.