Northwest Medical Center Ratings
2801 N STATE RD 7
Margate, FL 33063
Phone: (954) 974-0400
Margate, FL 33063
Phone: (954) 974-0400
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 Northwest Medical Center save lives? 7% 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 Northwest 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 | 20 |
| 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 13mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 32 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 23 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 2 hour and 7 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: BELOW AVERAGE
Northwest Medical Center
4.35
out of 5
based on 27 ratings.
27 user reviews.
59% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Patients were often left in pain
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Northwest Medical Center Stories
Dec 25, 2022, 7:53 PM
Northwest Medical Center: "This is the worst hospital we have experience in our life.On Thursday December 15th 2022 around 4 pm .My wife and I arrived in the ER because my wife had a very high blood pressure and was feeling weak and dizzy.She was seen by Triage nurse almost 2 hours later sitting in the waiting room.Her blood pressure was 198 /135 which was very high .The ER doctor Adam Gittleman said after running some test he will start treatment. The staff did CT scan -chest xray and blood work and took them 5 hours to do these test while my wife was feeling very sick sitting in the waiting room .Every time we ask for any information they say have a seat and they will get back toyou..Now It has been 8 hours sitting in the waiting room without any help from the staff. We were so angry with the nurses at the front desk and told them that my wife can have a stroke with stage 3 blood pressure and wants to see the doctor right away.The front desk Nurses were so rude and shows no sympathy.It seems like they are were there just to collect a paycheck .Finally at around 1:30 AM they took her inside the bed area and began treatment .We left the ER on Friday 4am .We were there for 12 hours for high blood pressure .Really bad experience with this hospital.Please avoid this Hospital at any cost.Not worth risking your life there." - Mahmood
