Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Ratings
141 BEN BOLT AVENUE
Tazewell, VA 24651
Phone: (276) 988-8700
Tazewell, VA 24651
Phone: (276) 988-8700
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 Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital save lives? 14% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 16% |
| Heart Failure | 14% |
| Pneumonia | 14% |
Infectious Disease at Carilion Tazewell Community 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 52mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 15 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 57 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 56 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
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital
4.45
out of 5
based on 39 ratings.
39 user reviews.
70% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative Patient Ratings
- Patients were often left in pain
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Stories
Dec 01, 2022, 4:28 PM
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital: "Took daughter to er for possible sinus infection and ear infection.They ran test for covid rsv,and flu.3 hours later we were still waiting.They take patient in and spend at least couple hours in there.Main reason came cause she just gave birth 2 weeks prior and didn't want to pass anything to newborn daughter." - Brenda
