Bellevue Hospital Center Ratings

462 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 562-4141

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 Bellevue Hospital Center save lives? 11% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Bellevue Hospital Center	National Average
Heart Attack	11.7%	12.6%
Stroke	11.4%	13.9%
Heart Failure	11.3%	11.8%
Pneumonia	16.4%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Bellevue Hospital Center

Drug resistant bacteria are becoming a large health risk 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.

Infectious Disease	Cases
C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year¹	58
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	20

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 30m

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 Patient Rating: AVERAGE

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Doctors usually communicate well with patients

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Nurses often fail to communicate
Patients often don't receive help when they request it
Facilities are sometimes dirty
Rooms were often noisy at night

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Bellevue Hospital Center Stories

Jan 26, 2023, 10:15 PM
Bellevue Hospital Center: "My father-in-law came into the Bellevue, NYC ER at about 10:30am on 1/25/23 it is now 10:13pm on 1/26/23 and he is still waiting for a room." - Millie

Compare hospitals in New York County