Boston Children's Hospital Ratings
300 LONGWOOD AVENUE
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 735-6000
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 735-6000
Hospital Type: Childrens
Emergency Services: YES
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Infectious Disease at Boston Children's 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: POOR
Boston Children's Hospital
0
out of 5
based on 29 ratings.
29 user reviews.
Positive Patient Ratings
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Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Boston Children's Hospital Stories
Feb 11, 2022, 11:06 PM
Boston Children's Hospital: "Wait time is ridiculous. Just to be admitted to a room, takes over 3 hours. To top it, when child is dehydrated. They gave me an 8 oz of water for her to drink after hours of vomiting. They found her dehydrated and gave her water to sit in the waiting area over 3 hours. I'm beyond upset. I asked to why and no answer. " - Iny
