Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern Ratings
255 LAFAYETTE AVENUE
Suffern, NY 10901
Phone: (914) 368-5000
Suffern, NY 10901
Phone: (914) 368-5000
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 Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern save lives? 11% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 15% |
| Heart Failure | 9% |
| Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern
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 | 28 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 4 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 24mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 56 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 4 hour and 5 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 56 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: BELOW AVERAGE
Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern
4.4
out of 5
based on 37 ratings.
37 user reviews.
56% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Patients were often left in pain
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern Stories
Apr 30, 2018, 3:15 PM
Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern: "I am in the emergency room with my 86 year old mother. She seems to have suffered a mild stroke. Woke up this morning with pain in her head could not walk vomiting and slurd speech. Arrived at ER around 11:40am register and saw triage. Was to room in ER and mother was laid in ER bed. It is 3:15 pm. Blood was drawn by nurse still no Doctor has seem my mother. " - Angel
