Phillips County Health Unit, West Helena, AR

Information About Phillips County Health Unit

Ownership Type: Official Health Agency
Date Certified: July 01, 1966
Address: Shirley Hicks Drive-Hwy 49 Bypass, West Helena, 72390, AR
Phone Number: (870)-5729028

Phillips County Health Unit Certifications

  1. Nursing Care Services
  2. Physical Therapy Services
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  4. Speech Pathology Services
  5. Medical Social Services
  6. Home Health Aide Services

Phillips County Health Unit Quality of Care Percentage Measures

  • How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner (93%)
  • How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs (79%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling (94%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for depression (96%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season (55%)
  • How often the home health team determined whether their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (35%)
  • With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care (99%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for pain (92%)
  • How often the home health team treated their patients' pain (99%)
  • How often the home health team treated heart failure (weakening of the heart) patients' symptoms (n/a%)
  • How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (100%)
  • How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care (100%)
  • How often the home health team checked patients for the risk of developing pressure sores (93%)
  • How often patients got better at walking or moving around (46%)
  • How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed (39%)
  • How often patients got better at bathing (50%)
  • How often patients had less pain when moving around (59%)
  • How often patients' breathing improved (45%)
  • How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation (n/a%)
  • How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth (33%)
  • How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted (9%)
  • How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital (20%)


n/a = This measure currently does not have data or has less than 6 months of data, or the number of patient on this measure is too small to report.

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