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Suburban Community Hospital

Suburban Community Hospital is a medical facility located in Norristown, PA. This hospital has been recognized for Patient Safety Excellence Award™.

52%

Patient Experience Rating

13% lower than the national average

Awards

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

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Hospital Quality Awards

Patient Safety Excellence Award™

Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2023)

Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

1 rating was worse than expected

  • Respiratory failure following surgery

10 ratings were as expected

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Appendectomy

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Heart Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Diabetic Emergencies

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Respiratory Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Sepsis

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Stroke

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Hip Fracture Treatment

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Outpatient Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Pneumonia

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Data Source

Patient Experience

Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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58%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10

8% lower than the national average

52%

Would definitely recommend

13% lower than the national average

Suburban Community Hospital

National Average

Care Transition

Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital

100%50%0%40%47%

Communication about medicines

Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients

100%50%0%55%57%

Discharge Information

Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home

100%50%0%82%84%

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

100%50%0%61%58%

Communication with doctors

Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%72%76%

Communication with nurses

Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%73%75%

Suburban Community Hospital

National Average

Cleanliness

Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

100%50%0%63%67%

Quietness

Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night

100%50%0%57%55%

Providers

Provider Reviews

In addition to the professional, friendly staff, the technical expertise of the technicians and nurses is amazing, as is the individual attention of Dr. Langman whose medical expertise is enhanced by his attention to a patient’s individual differences and needs to improve their healthy results.

Apr 16 2025

Review for Dr. Langman

my toddler has been seen by Mr. Christian Zhang three times. Once at Patient first in East Norriton and twice at Suburban Family medical center in Norristown. Each time the doctor did not listen to what I had to say and asked questions in a condescending manner. It was very obvious to me, as a...

Apr 05 2025

Review for Dr. Zhang

Dr Haley is very kind. He tells you everything he is doing.

Apr 05 2025

Review for Dr. Haley

Dr Dickerman is the best Doctor I put all my trust in God first and Dr Dickerman. This man has Blessed me if it was not for him I wouldn’t be here .God Bless him

Matilda Baker Apr 01 2025

Review for Dr. Dickerman

About 20 years ago, I had Restore multifocals implanted by Dr. Zacchei. This was is the early days of multifocals and Dr. Zacchei was excellent. To this day I get remarks during my annual eye visits about how well the implants were performed.

John Hodson Mar 12 2025

Review for Dr. Zacchei

Location

Suburban Community Hospital

2701 DeKalb Pike, Norristown PA 19401

CallDirections

(610) 278-2000

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Suburban Community Hospital located?

Suburban Community Hospital is located at 2701 DeKalb Pike, Norristown, PA 19401. Find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.

Has Suburban Community Hospital won any recent awards from Healthgrades?

Yes, Suburban Community Hospital has been awarded with Patient Safety Excellence Award™ in the past two years.

Is Suburban Community Hospital highly rated with patients?

52% patients recommend this hospital. See Healthgrades for detailed clinical ratings by specialty.

Does Suburban Community Hospital score well in safety ratings?

Healthgrades tracks outcome ratings for 11 hospital services. View more details here.

How do I get in at Suburban Community Hospital?

Phone number, appointment information, and directions can be found on Healthgrades Suburban Community Hospital profile..

How does Suburban Community Hospital rank in terms of safety and outcomes?

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Contact Us

2701 DeKalb Pike

Norristown, PA 19401

Directions

(610) 278-2000