Grady Memorial Hospital Ratings
80 JESSE HILL, JR DRIVE SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 616-4252
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 616-4252
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 Grady Memorial Hospital save lives? 5% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 16% |
| Heart Failure | 10% |
| Pneumonia | 14% |
Infectious Disease at Grady Memorial 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 |
|---|---|
| C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 112 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 24 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 3h 17mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 6 hour and 34 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 31 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 2 hour and 45 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
Grady Memorial Hospital
4.25
out of 5
based on 26 ratings.
26 user reviews.
61% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Nurses often fail to communicate
- Patients were often left in pain
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Grady Memorial Hospital Stories
Oct 26, 2022, 7:13 AM
Grady Memorial Hospital: "Lie’s thirteen hours wait or more " - Lakeia
Jul 19, 2022, 4:59 PM
Grady Memorial Hospital: "You’d been done died. Picked up by funeral and got buried by the time they call you . For them to have all these people just sitting here is unacceptable. " - Jordan
Jul 19, 2022, 4:58 PM
Grady Memorial Hospital: "You’d been done died. Picked up by funeral and got buried by the time they call you . For them to have all these people just sitting here is unacceptable. " - Jordan
Mar 12, 2016, 8:41 PM
Grady Memorial Hospital: "I'm a lack make who loves my people... But at Grady hospital they need to fire a lot of them coons. They don't do shit but keep taking fucking breaks through your your whole process in the ER . Cause tremendous delays.. They nurses are so focus on chatter. They lie to you and tell you they can't give you information .. I been in this fuccin hospital for 11 hours and all this dumb Asa's ignorant ass lady at the front desk can say is well other people waiting for 14 ??? I'm like butch it's an emergency room. Honestly if you not shot. Your wait will be 11 hours.... FUCK GRADY HOSPITAL" - Grady
