Palmetto General Hospital Ratings
2001 W 68TH ST
Hialeah, FL 33016
Phone: (305) 823-5000
Hialeah, FL 33016
Phone: (305) 823-5000
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 Palmetto General Hospital save lives? 15% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 19% |
| Heart Failure | 12% |
| Pneumonia | 14% |
Infectious Disease at Palmetto General 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 Disease | Cases |
|---|---|
| C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 40 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 16 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 28mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 36 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 50 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 5 hour and 0 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
Palmetto General Hospital
4.2
out of 5
based on 28 ratings.
28 user reviews.
58% 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
Palmetto General Hospital Stories
Nov 09, 2022, 4:21 PM
Palmetto General Hospital: "My experience was horrible horrible, never ever again I will go to this hospital. I went there with a pain in my back, not sure what it was, they gave me a "room" being there for 8 hours and no one gave me medications for my pain, a paramedic came and got my blood test after 3 hours. My nurse was a mess, I asked for water, never came with water for me, I asked for medication, never gave me anything for the pain, I asked 5 times for him to take the needle out from my vain because my arm was hurting, and he never pay attention to me, at the point that I had to take the needle out of my vain by myself. I am a nurse at a private clinic and I never treat my patients like this. Sincerely I will never go again to this hospital. Finally after 8 hours I decided to leave the hospital because the pain got better after so much hours there without any medication, so I took the needle out of the vein and got my stuff and go. The nurse saw me and didn't told me a single word. I have no words to explain how bad my experience was at this place. " - Claudia
