Blount Memorial Hospital Ratings
907 E LAMAR ALEXANDER PARKWAY
Maryville, TN 37804
Phone: (865) 983-7211
Maryville, TN 37804
Phone: (865) 983-7211
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 Blount Memorial Hospital save lives? 4% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 17% |
| Heart Failure | 12% |
| Pneumonia | 12% |
Infectious Disease at Blount 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 | 56 |
| 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 24mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 35 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 34 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 40 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
Blount Memorial Hospital
4.45
out of 5
based on 27 ratings.
27 user reviews.
62% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Blount Memorial Hospital Stories
Jan 26, 2022, 8:38 AM
Blount Memorial Hospital: "Been sitting in the waiting room for 8 1/2 hours while my girlfriend sits beside me crying and trying not to scream out in pain. All they can tell us is there are still 7 people ahead of us on their waiting list.So we are still looking at a minimum of another 3-4 hours before someone will give a crap about us." - Paul
Sep 22, 2015, 9:41 PM
Blount Memorial Hospital: "Dr. Campbell does not know what TLC is at made me feel I was nuisance to him and the hospital. I post-op surgical wound opening and draining with odor Told him I've had previously MRSA and The bad infection of netrifaces (sorry) I was scared. He made me feel It was not important. You need more Dr's that know what is TLC. Was it the oath they took." - Yettiva
