Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Ratings
LINDEN BOULEVARD AT BROOKDALE PLAZA
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Phone: (718) 240-5966
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Phone: (718) 240-5966
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 Brookdale Hospital Medical Center save lives? 1% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 16% |
| Heart Failure | 11% |
| Pneumonia | 12% |
Infectious Disease at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
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 | 28 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 40 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 36mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 11 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 4 hour and 12 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 4 hour and 16 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
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
3.6
out of 5
based on 36 ratings.
36 user reviews.
42% of patients rate the hospital excellent
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 were often left in pain
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
- Rooms were often noisy at night
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Stories
Dec 09, 2022, 1:45 AM
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center: "I didn't know that standard protocol there is 8 hrs is a normal time to spend in a so called emergency room when you can't breath or in severe pain, its just ridiculous, they should revamp the entire staff" - Randy
Dec 08, 2022, 5:10 PM
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center: "Yesterday I was at the pediatric emergency waiting room, it is very dirty. The seating area has dirt and built up grime all around the chairs. Roaches were crawling on the walls . There was not adequate ventilation. The bathroom had no tissue, no sign of cleaning or disinfection present. The staff were all nice. " - Geneva
Dec 08, 2022, 4:31 PM
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center: "Yesterday I was at the pediatric emergency waiting room, it is very dirty. The seating area has dirt and built up grime all around the chairs. Roaches were crawling on the walls . There was not adequate ventilation. The bathroom had no tissue, no sign of cleaning or disinfection present. The staff were all nice. " - Geneva
