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George Washington Univ Hospital Ratings

900 23RD ST NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 716-4605

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 George Washington Univ Hospital save lives? 3% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Attack15%
Heart Failure12%
Pneumonia13%


Infectious Disease at George Washington Univ 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 DiseaseCases
C. Diff
Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2
68
MRSA
Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3
16


Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 0h 53m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 53 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 31 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 4 hour and 38 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
George Washington Univ Hospital 4.6 out of 5 based on 34 ratings. 34 user reviews.


64% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Nurses usually take time to communicate well
  • Doctors usually communicate well with patients

Negative Patient Ratings

  • Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
  • Facilities are sometimes dirty




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



George Washington Univ Hospital Stories



Feb 28, 2024, 7:02 AM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "Been here since 4 am. It’s now 7 am. Others in the waiting room with us but they sure as hell let the white people walk into the hospital without having them wait. " - Bea

Feb 27, 2024, 12:41 AM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "Current gw wait time is 12-14 hrs" - George

Jan 04, 2023, 11:36 PM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "Wait time is 8.5 hours. I just left. " - Yvette

Jan 03, 2023, 12:41 AM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "You should reflect accurate times so people can make informed decisions for choosing which ER to go to - Arrived on 1/2 and now it's 1/3 - 8.5 hours and counting sitting in ER !
If you are over capacity just say so. "
- Vivek

Nov 17, 2022, 7:21 AM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "Wait was 12 hours " - Maya

Nov 16, 2022, 11:43 PM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "Wait was 12 hours " - Maya

Jul 11, 2022, 7:13 PM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "4 hours waiting time. Worst waiting room experience. " - Holly

Jun 23, 2022, 8:38 PM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "You will have a better chance of GOOGLING how to heal yourself, as long as you’ll be fucking waiting. Don’t even bother or waste your time. " - Bernisha

Apr 23, 2022, 12:38 PM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "Waited 10 hours and still wasn’t seen; syncope started to present problem and I told staff and they did nothing.. I had to leave to go back home to take medication " - Teaacute

Apr 23, 2022, 12:37 PM
George Washington Univ Hospital: "Waited 10 hours and still wasn’t seen; syncope started to present problem and I told staff and they did nothing.. I had to leave to go back home to take medication " - Teaacute


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