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Northside Hospital Ratings

1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD, NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone: (404) 851-8000

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 Northside Hospital save lives? 5% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Attack17%
Heart Failure13%
Pneumonia11%


Infectious Disease at Northside 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 DiseaseCases
C. Diff
Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2
84
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 20m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 22 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 34 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 44 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
Northside Hospital 4.75 out of 5 based on 21 ratings. 21 user reviews.


78% 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
  • 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



Northside Hospital Stories



Jan 02, 2023, 6:11 PM
Northside Hospital: "3hours 26 mins" - Anonymous

Aug 10, 2022, 7:00 PM
Northside Hospital: "My grandson has been waiting for hours at Northside Perimeter for hours with BP over 230/102 and extreme pain. No acknowledgement for anything. This is ridiculous!!!!!" - [email protected]

Aug 10, 2022, 6:56 PM
Northside Hospital: "My grandson has been waiting for hours at Northside Perimeter for hours with BP over 230/102 and extreme pain. No acknowledgement for anything. This is ridiculous!!!!!" - [email protected]

Jun 23, 2022, 7:53 PM
Northside Hospital: "ED staff has been pleasant and helpful. One tech was a little snarky.
I have been in the waiting room for almost 3 hours."
- MARIANNE

Feb 07, 2015, 3:37 AM
Northside Hospital: "If you're going to an emergency room, give the doctor very little information and make him/her work for the rest so you can feel like you're actually paying for something worth paying for. Unhappily dismissed from North Fulton Emergency room." - TA

Nov 12, 2014, 1:22 PM
Northside Hospital: "I had a small surgery at North Side Hospital 2014 and came home. Nothing big. Then I got MRSA. Almost lost my finger. Could have lost my hand. Have been on vancomycin for over a month. I realy hold them responsible. " - Diane


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