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Caldwell Memorial Hospital Ratings

321 MULBERRY ST SW
Lenoir, NC 28645
Phone: (828) 757-5100

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 Caldwell Memorial Hospital save lives? 2% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Attack16%
Heart Failure13%
Pneumonia11%


Infectious Disease at Caldwell 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 DiseaseCases
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 46m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 3 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 27 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 3 hour and 3 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
Caldwell Memorial Hospital 4.65 out of 5 based on 29 ratings. 29 user reviews.


65% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Nurses usually take time to communicate well

Negative Patient Ratings

  • Facilities are sometimes dirty




Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate



Caldwell Memorial Hospital Stories



Aug 05, 2020, 9:48 PM
Caldwell Memorial Hospital: "Went to the emergency room after a fall. Possible broken hip. Staff seemed disinterested, doctor acted like I was a bother. Was in incredible pain and after an X-Ray, the doctor told me I only had a contusion even though I couldn't walk. He said check with my regular doctor. Went to my primary doctor the next day, who noticed immediately something was wrong and scheduled me for an MRI. I had a proximal avulsion of the left hamstring which was almost completely torn off. So much for Caldwell hospitals doctor and emergency services. I rate it a 0. " - Bj

Jul 04, 2016, 2:14 AM
Caldwell Memorial Hospital: "Check in to Caldwell Memorial and been sitting in the waiting room for about three hours now and still waiting. Lady came in right after me with her whole foot cut open. She waited so long before going to ask how much longer. They told her another hour. I am here for a broke toe. It's throbbing and shooting pain up my leg and still haven't been took back yet. Never again will I come here. They would literally let you sit in the waiting room and die here." - Matt


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