Cumberland River Hospital Ratings

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Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings

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Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Cumberland River Hospital save lives? 6% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate
Heart Failure	12%
Pneumonia	10%

Infectious Disease at Cumberland River 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 22m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 20 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 1 hour and 40 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 10 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

64% of patients rate the hospital excellent



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

Cumberland River Hospital Stories

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Mar 10, 2024, 5:38 PM
Johnson City Medical Center: "I waited in Johnson city medical center we for 4 hrs with chest pain and nothing and they kept taking people back that wasn’t acute and they left my in lobby for 4 hrs without checking on me any. " - Chelsea

Feb 27, 2024, 8:23 PM
: "Been at jackson general for 4 hours now, I’m hungry and sleepy" - Heaven

Jan 26, 2024, 2:04 PM
Tennova Healthcare: "Worst ER ever
Waiting over 2.5 hours
Likely blood clot
Probably die" - Louis

Jan 08, 2024, 5:51 PM
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center: "I waited over 6 hours to be placed in a room. I had a spinal cord injury and was made to wait in the waiting room in excruciating pain with no one doing anything to at least offer a way to make me feel more comfortable. Worst. Experience. Ever. " - Angela

Dec 31, 2023, 12:07 AM
Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals: "The seen is horrific with many people in excruciating pain, crying and moaning. Being called to triage 3-4times. It’s 11pm and many have been waiting since 8am. This is the normal seen. The staff lack any significant information in fact they appear worn themselves. This is a sad, sad seen." - Tina

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