Frye Regional Medical Center Ratings
420 N CENTER ST
Hickory, NC 28601
Phone: (828) 322-6070
Hickory, NC 28601
Phone: (828) 322-6070
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 Frye Regional Medical Center save lives? 12% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 16% |
| Heart Failure | 13% |
| Pneumonia | 15% |
Infectious Disease at Frye 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 |
|---|---|
| C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 12 |
| 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 41mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 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 50 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
Frye Regional Medical Center
4.7
out of 5
based on 31 ratings.
31 user reviews.
73% 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
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Frye Regional Medical Center Stories
Jan 16, 2023, 10:27 PM
Frye Regional Medical Center: "Been in er waiting room since 2pm sti waiting Frye needs to do better " - Christian
Jan 05, 2023, 3:28 PM
Frye Regional Medical Center: "Staff is a joke. Wait time is ridiculous. Staff doesn’t give updates. Shouldn’t have to wait 7 hours in the emergency department before seeing anyone. People sitting and standing everywhere. " - Ron
May 26, 2022, 5:36 PM
Frye Regional Medical Center: "Last time I was at this er I was there for 6 hrs with my son and went home with no answers was told if his symptoms continue for 4 more days take him to his family Dr which we had already been to 3 days prior to coming in " - Tiffany
Aug 17, 2016, 6:31 PM
Frye Regional Medical Center: "Go somewhere else. The wait" - Valerie
Jul 12, 2016, 12:21 PM
Frye Regional Medical Center: "Er wait at frye is unreal. Hurting so bad can not move still in waiting roo." - Mary
