D C H Regional Medical Center Ratings
809 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD EAST
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: (205) 759-7111
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: (205) 759-7111
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 D C H Regional Medical Center save lives? 1% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 16% |
Heart Failure | 11% |
Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at D C H Regional 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 |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 52 |
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 20 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 37mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 38 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 9 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 21 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
D C H Regional Medical Center
4.65
out of 5
based on 32 ratings.
32 user reviews.
72% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Pain was usually controlled for patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
D C H Regional Medical Center Stories
Apr 18, 2022, 1:25 AM
D C H Regional Medical Center: "ER IN TUSCALOOSA IS A COMPLETE JOKE.. OVER 5 HRS AND STILL WAITING. U CAN SERIOUSLY BE DYING AND STILL BE WAITING..LOST 4 WORDS ON HOW RIDICULOUS THIS IS. " - William
Apr 18, 2022, 1:20 AM
D C H Regional Medical Center: "Going on 5 hrs. Husband with a blockage..this is a JOKE!!!!" - Denise
Oct 09, 2020, 12:07 AM
D C H Regional Medical Center: "The "er" is not an er. It's more like a hang out for the staff. Who are rude and inattentive. Biased to the point of letting someone e die rather than listen to a patient's own knowledge of there ailment. It's a terrible shame." - Barbara
Mar 12, 2018, 6:41 PM
D C H Regional Medical Center: "Staff is rude & isn’t concerned with helping their patients. Husband has been here in pain for over two hours - no one has seen him. Said they’d be right back for pain management but they never returned. When I Walked up to the nurses station to ask what was going on, the nurse rolled her eyes at me, gave me attitude and said she’s been busy.... even though there were three nurses sitting theee none in which even acknowledged me when I walked up. HORRIBLE emergency room!!!!! " - Jennifer