Athol Memorial Hospital Ratings
2033 MAIN STREET
Athol, MA 01331
Phone: (978) 249-3511
Athol, MA 01331
Phone: (978) 249-3511
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 Athol Memorial Hospital save lives? 12% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Failure | 11% |
| Pneumonia | 16% |
Infectious Disease at Athol 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 0mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 0 hour and 0 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 0 hour and 0 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 0 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: AVERAGE
Athol Memorial Hospital
4.65
out of 5
based on 26 ratings.
26 user reviews.
69% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Athol Memorial Hospital Stories
Dec 14, 2021, 10:36 PM
Athol Memorial Hospital: "My father was section 12 in athol hospital the place had not done anything for him except blood pressure checks no one in my family was contacted he was admitted by the wonderful athol police and I'm not sure if they have any idea what a mental illness is or even have any back ground education from health basis organization training experience in dual addition /mental health Services.The stereo types and discrimination against people with mental health problems is constantlly becoming to overwhelmed capacity with people limiting beds,services,and effecting to many people. The help a section 12 is ment for... ?.Almost 70hrs later no physiological eval done now I'm being told the admissions department controls employees.A women Bonnie aka nurse Ian aka supervisor seat wormer workers are doing nothing. Plz let me know if an aproriate place hospitals care for people.In normal circumstances people in charge give last names that are qualified for job normal next to there name is CNA, Medical doc MD, LPN,etc. please get educated and have awareness of someone who is under medication prescription or an illegal substance do you want to know about the training for jobs if you need anything for information plz I'll give you resources information so you can give patients proper care rather then make them worse.Thanks kindly for a chance to give my experience with Athol hospital." - Tyson
