Flowers Hospital Ratings
4370 WEST MAIN STREET
Dothan, AL 36305
Phone: (334) 793-5000
Dothan, AL 36305
Phone: (334) 793-5000
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 Flowers Hospital 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 | 15% |
Heart Failure | 12% |
Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at Flowers 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 |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 36 |
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 53mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 27 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 36 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 42 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
Flowers Hospital
4.7
out of 5
based on 19 ratings.
19 user reviews.
79% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
- Rooms were often quiet at night
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Flowers Hospital Stories
Mar 25, 2024, 6:08 PM
Flowers Hospital: "The E.R. at flowers is dirty and nasty! The wait time is ridiculously been better to go to Gulf Coast Hospital. According to research if you had a heart attack to save parts from damage need medical attention in the first hour." - Robert
Dec 13, 2015, 11:05 AM
Flowers Hospital: "My mother in law waited 31/2 hours and a nurse never came in the room and she was charged over $800 for what to check her blood pressure. We left NO services were performed this is robbery!" - Julia