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Benchmarking Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD against all hospitals

 

Of the 43 hospitals within 25 miles, Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD is one of just 6 that have at least a 3-star rating in each of care transition, cleanliness, discharge information, doctor communication, nurse communication, overall patient rating, quietness, recommendation of hospital, and staff responsiveness (9 total).

Howard County General Hospital has these rating standings among those 43 hospitals:

  • care-transition rating = 3 stars (8th-highest, tied)

  • cleanliness rating = 3 stars (3rd-highest, tied)

  • communication-about-medicines rating = 2 stars (5th-lowest, tied)

  • discharge-information rating = 3 stars (7th-highest, tied)

  • doctor-communication rating = 3 stars (4th-highest, tied)

  • nurse-communication rating = 3 stars (9th-highest, tied)

  • overall patient rating = 3 stars (7th-highest, tied)

  • quietness rating = 3 stars (6th-highest, tied)

  • patient recommendation rating = 3 stars (9th-highest, tied)

  • staff-responsiveness rating = 3 stars (3rd-highest, tied)

Peers

with Mercy Medical Center Inc in Baltimore, MD, Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, MD, and 1 other.

References

  1. have at least a 3-star rating in. Bigger sets are better. 5 stars is the best rating and 1 star is the worst. Refer to Survey of patients' experiences (HCAHPS) star ratings. Except where noted, all data come from the Oct 28, 2020 update at Hospital Compare. Changes over one year compare to the Oct 2019 update. Changes over two years compare to the Oct 2018 update.
  2. within 25 miles.

    • The Latitude and Longitude data used by this application were all obtained from the Google Map's geolocation API.
    • In some cases, the actual street-level addresses were not available, specifically when only PO Boxes were provided, so in those cases, zip code coordinates were likely used. And because the average land area of a zip code is around 90 square miles, it is possible that some locations may be misrepresented.

    Except where noted, all data come from the Oct 28, 2020 update at Hospital Compare. Changes over one year compare to the Oct 2019 update. Changes over two years compare to the Oct 2018 update.