Ashe Memorial Hospital Ratings
200 HOSPITAL AVE
Jefferson, NC 28640
Phone: (336) 246-7101
Jefferson, NC 28640
Phone: (336) 246-7101
Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Quality of Care - Mortality Rate
How well does Ashe Memorial Hospital save lives? 3% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Failure | 12% |
Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at Ashe Memorial Hospital
Drug resistant bacteria are becoming the largest health facing the United States. There are an increasing number of drug resistant bacteria, including: drug resistant bacteria due primarily to unnecessary and mis-applied use among humans and livestock, patients with hospitalizations for relatively minor reasons can suddenly face lifethreatening illness.While many hospitals are implementing questionable flu vaccinations1 for their employees, many fewer have as rigorous solutions for nosocomial MDR infections.
Infectious Disease | Cases |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 0 |
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 0 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 23mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 58 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 2 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 2 minutes delay before leaving to their room.
Patient Ratings
While customer satisfaction surveys don't necessarily reflect the quality of care provided at the hospital, it can identify some areas that are important standards to maintain, such as managing pain and maintaining a sanitary environment.Overall Rating: VERY GOOD
Ashe Memorial Hospital
4.75
out of 5
based on 25 ratings.
25 user reviews.
81% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Ashe Memorial Hospital Stories
Jun 28, 2017, 4:35 PM
Ashe Memorial Hospital: "As I sit here at hour 7 without my meds I finally realize how ashe county became number ONE IN SUICIDES IN NORTH CAROLINA. I CAME IN DEALING WITH SEVERW ANZIETY AN SLEEPLESSNESS.IF YOU WEREN'T SICK WHEN I GOT HERE I SURE AM NOW.." - Nicholas