Lafayette Regional Health Center Ratings
1500 STATE STREET
Lexington, MO 64067
Phone: (660) 259-2203
Lexington, MO 64067
Phone: (660) 259-2203
Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Quality of Care - Mortality Rate
How well does Lafayette Regional Health Center save lives? 6% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Failure | 12% |
| Pneumonia | 13% |
Infectious Disease at Lafayette Regional Health 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 | 0 |
| 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 8mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 24 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 0 hour and 55 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 32 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
Lafayette Regional Health Center
4.65
out of 5
based on 35 ratings.
35 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
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Lafayette Regional Health Center Stories
Jan 09, 2022, 6:42 AM
Lafayette Regional Health Center: "I came to this Emergency room and I didn't directly stand behind the other patient I sat down then a couple came in and I said I was next got up went to the window and then the man standing behind me not even 6ft.he was on my heels started coughing on me not one time but 6 times I told him about it he got smart but guess who got put out though me they put me in a DIRTY DIRTY DIRTY ROOM WITH SOMEONE ELSE BLOOD AN ALL BUT I CAN'T SAY NOTHING I'M NOT FROM HERE JUST MOVED HERE AND THIS IS HOW I GET TREATED CAUSE I WAS COUGHED ON SO THIS HOW YALL WELCOME FOLKS TO YALL TOWN IF I'M SICK BAD OR ANY OF MY KIDS I WOULD NOT BRING THEM TO THIS HOSPITAL YALL SHOWED ME HOW YALL COMING IT'S OK FOR SOMEONE TO COUGH ON PEOPLE BUT YOU BETTER NOT SAY ANYTHING ARE YOU GETTING PUT OUT AN YES I HAVE PROF YALL HAVE VIDEO RECORDING WHICH SOME KIND OF WAY WILL BE LOST BUT I HAVE MINES IF I HAVE A HEART ATTACK I'LL PASS YALL UP AN DIE ON THE ROAD THIS IS HOW YALL MADE ME FEEL ABOUT COMING BACK BUT I WANT AN YES RACE PLAY A BIG FACTOR IN THIS MATTER EVEN HIS WIFE TOLD HIM HE WAS WRONG FOR WHAT HE DID BUT I GOT PUT OUT THEN SECURITY AND THE NURSE LIED WOW" - Sabrina
