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Riverview Regional Medical Center Ratings

158 HOSPITAL DRIVE
Carthage, TN 37030
Phone: (615) 735-9815

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES




Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings



Infectious Disease at Riverview Regional 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 DiseaseCases
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
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Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 0h 0m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 0 hour and 0 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 0 hour and 0 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 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: AVERAGE
Riverview Regional Medical Center 4.8 out of 5 based on 36 ratings. 36 user reviews.


75% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

    No consistently negative reviews



    Footnotes:
    1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
    2C Diff Mortality Rate
    3MRSA Mortality Rate



    Riverview Regional Medical Center Stories



    Apr 26, 2024, 8:17 PM
    Vanderbilt University Hospital: "Been in er waiting room 4 15 mins came in 3pm seem like it is a long time to see Dr." - Patricia

    Apr 26, 2024, 8:17 PM
    Vanderbilt University Hospital: "Been in er waiting room 4 15 mins came in 3pm seem like it is a long time to see Dr." - Patricia

    Mar 10, 2024, 5:38 PM
    Johnson City Medical Center: "I waited in Johnson city medical center we for 4 hrs with chest pain and nothing and they kept taking people back that wasn’t acute and they left my in lobby for 4 hrs without checking on me any. " - Chelsea

    Feb 27, 2024, 8:23 PM
    : "Been at jackson general for 4 hours now, I’m hungry and sleepy" - Heaven

    Jan 26, 2024, 2:04 PM
    Tennova Healthcare: "Worst ER ever
    Waiting over 2.5 hours
    Likely blood clot
    Probably die"
    - Louis


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