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Memorial Hermann Hospital System Ratings

1635 NORTH LOOP WEST
Houston, TX 77008
Phone: (713) 448-6796

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 Memorial Hermann Hospital System save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Attack16%
Heart Failure10%
Pneumonia11%


Infectious Disease at Memorial Hermann Hospital System

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
96
MRSA
Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3
20


Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 0h 36m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 43 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 44 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 2 hour and 27 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
Memorial Hermann Hospital System 4.55 out of 5 based on 35 ratings. 35 user reviews.


72% 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
  • Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

  • Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help




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



Memorial Hermann Hospital System Stories



Jul 22, 2023, 10:56 AM
Memorial Hermann Hospital System: "The waiting time to back to an er room is 10 hours.
This is ridiculous especially if my pcp gave orders of a problem"
- Reyna

Jul 20, 2023, 7:17 AM
Memorial Hermann Hospital System: "The waiting time to back to an er room is 10 hours.
This is ridiculous especially if my pcp gave orders of a problem"
- Reyna

Jul 19, 2023, 11:02 PM
Memorial Hermann Hospital System: "The waiting time to back to an er room is 10 hours.
This is ridiculous especially if my pcp gave orders of a problem"
- Reyna


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