Methodist Dallas Medical Center Ratings
1441 NORTH BECKLEY AVENUE
Dallas, TX 75203
Phone: (214) 947-2879
Dallas, TX 75203
Phone: (214) 947-2879
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 Methodist Dallas Medical Center save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 16% |
| Heart Failure | 11% |
| Pneumonia | 10% |
Infectious Disease at Methodist Dallas Medical 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 | 64 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 8 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 40mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 28 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 57 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 3 hour and 17 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
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
4.6
out of 5
based on 34 ratings.
34 user reviews.
69% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Pain was usually controlled for 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
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Stories
Jan 06, 2024, 12:44 AM
Methodist Dallas Medical Center: "I have been sitting in this ER for 7.5 hours! Having chest pains and blood pressure is very high and they keep saying that they are clearing rooms which is a LIE because they haven’t taken anyone back in 3 hours and there have not been any traumas coming in because they are dumping people who come in ambulances in the waiting room!" - Traci
