Ryan Mack (Bob Latta’s office), Gary Adkins (PCH CEO), Wes Fahrbach (Rob Portman Rep), and Roy Klopfenstein (Paulding Co. Commissioner).
Paulding County hospital CEO Gary Adkins invited the press and the political leaders of the area to a press conference on Wednesday, May 14. PCH is known as a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) meaning it has less than 25 in patient beds, 96 hour average length of stay, Offers 24/7 ED care and is 35 miles away from a hospital/CAH.
The study provided by Medicare showed rural hospitals such as Paulding are better on price for the patient and 50% quicker in Emergency Department time compared to large hospitals such as Lutheran or Parkview. Patient costs are, on average, 63% less than urban medical centers. There are other factors that also weigh in on this study such as Quality, Patient Safety, Patient Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction. In this study, the smaller hospitals provided just as good of services as larger hospitals.
Placing above other hospitals, Paulding was one of only three in the entire state of Ohio named in the Top 100 of iVantage Healthstrong’s report. “I am very excited to hear the news that our hospital has been honored as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital,” stated Gary. “Overall, in the last quarter 93% of our patients gave us a 9-10 on our satisfaction survey.” This was not just for Medicare patients, but for all the people the staff served in that time period.
What does this really mean? The patient experience is 97% better than all of the other hospitals. Hospital Costs are 87% better than all other hospitals. The same procedure at PCH will be less expensive for the patient, the report clearly stated.
1,300 CAH’s were compared and the data was compiled for this report. “Rural healthcare deserves the same performance analysis as all provider performance. It plays a vital role of communities across America,” stated John Morrow, executive vice president of iVantage Health Analytics.
It was a good day to announce this, especially with Family Health Week taking place at the same time. Gary Adkins praised all of the staff at PCH, “We do the Best!”
