Baptist Medical Center South Ratings
2105 EAST SOUTH BOULEVARD
Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone: (334) 288-2100
Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone: (334) 288-2100
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Quality of Care - Mortality Rate
How well does Baptist Medical Center South save lives? 13% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 18% |
| Heart Failure | 12% |
| Pneumonia | 14% |
Infectious Disease at Baptist Medical Center South
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 | 36 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 4 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 1h 4mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 46 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 27 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 5 hour and 15 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
Baptist Medical Center South
4.6
out of 5
based on 31 ratings.
31 user reviews.
71% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Rooms were often quiet at night
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Baptist Medical Center South Stories
Oct 19, 2016, 4:42 PM
Baptist Medical Center South: "October 7th 2016 had food trapped in esophagus, went to emergency room. Wait was not very long to get to a room, but that is all that was good at this hospital.After waiting, and believing I had been forgotten, I was not treated, professional! I would not recommend this hospital, actually I would do just the opposite. Experience with billing was just as bad telling me I could not get any diagnosis codes until bill was paid in full." - Richard
