Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Ratings
3360 BURNS RD
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Phone: (561) 622-1411
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Phone: (561) 622-1411
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 Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center save lives? 16% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 13% |
Heart Failure | 10% |
Pneumonia | 10% |
Infectious Disease at Palm Beach Gardens 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 |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 4 |
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 16mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 41 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 16 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 3 hour and 22 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
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
4.35
out of 5
based on 36 ratings.
36 user reviews.
61% 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
- Nurses often fail to communicate
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Stories
Nov 25, 2017, 11:38 AM
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center: "I have escaped after almost two weeks. So one thing I will say”run forest run.”. As been lied to on many occasions. I had spine surgery. They told I would get the same meds. at rehab but they never sent the prescription. They care nothing about your pain. And I am warning you they lie consistently. I cried the whole time I was there. And when I get better I will you what they did in er. I can’t walk without the pain meds they promised. Just run!" - Barbara