Sarasota Memorial Hospital Ratings

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

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Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Sarasota Memorial Hospital save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate
Heart Attack	14%
Heart Failure	13%
Pneumonia	10%

Infectious Disease at Sarasota Memorial 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	88
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3	12

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 1h 12m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 50 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 20 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 34 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

74% of patients rate the hospital excellent



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

Sarasota Memorial Hospital Stories

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Feb 06, 2024, 12:09 PM
Sarasota Memorial Hospital: "So far 3 hours only to see the triage nurse " - Aleksandra

Apr 25, 2023, 9:08 AM
Sarasota Memorial Hospital: "We were at Sarasota Memorial hospital yesterday. We waited for 2 1/2 hours to be brought into the emergency room where my husband‘s bed was in the hall. We were there for seven hours. He has a pinched nerve in either his neck or his shoulder. They would not order an orthopedic person to evaluate him and to get a CAT scan. He left Still in agony, after waiting for discharge papers, but never came. When we got up to leave, we told the RN that he had to leave and go home and get comfortable and he couldn’t wait any longer. The RN said OK bye. Never said I have your orders right here. We have always loved Sarasota Memorial but we will definitely be looking for a new emergency room. They didn’t even write an order for him to see an orthopedic person quickly. Now we have to wait two or three weeks before we can see a doctor and then who knows how much longer to get the CAT scan . " - Shawn

Apr 14, 2023, 2:26 PM
Sarasota Memorial Hospital: "Been here with severe stomach pain and dehydrated for 5 hours 45 min. Had CT and blood work. No Doc or treatment." - Jim

Mar 30, 2022, 12:51 PM
Sarasota Memorial Hospital: "I have already been here for 51 minutes. I MAY have made a mistake. " - April

May 10, 2017, 12:43 AM
Sarasota Memorial Hospital: "Nasty ER was not helped could barely stand up and have. 8 diseases and cancer surgery month ago threw me out as vitals ok wouldn't take my Dog there! If this is the only hospital your dr goes to find new dr. Sick kids and sick people left waiting and waiting in ER most horrible experience I ever had! I will be finding a new dr looking for help from my 8 diseases! Go any hospital but this one so nasty rude staff wanted
Me to lay on thin sheet of paper with nasty dirty stuff hair all over told him wouldn't lay on that nasty ass thing he ran out screaming I cussed him left me bright light next to a bathroom whole room smelled of pee! They were rude accused me of taking tub of cleaners my friend must have put in my bag! I beg u don't go to this ER nasty rude people who could care less The ER is worse of the worse!!!" - Hope

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