Ucsf Medical Center Ratings
505 PARNASSUS AVE, BOX 0296
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2733
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2733
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 Ucsf Medical Center save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 16% |
Heart Failure | 11% |
Pneumonia | 10% |
Infectious Disease at Ucsf 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 | 188 |
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 56mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 4 hour and 12 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 4 hour and 39 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 2 hour and 40 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
Ucsf Medical Center
4.7
out of 5
based on 22 ratings.
22 user reviews.
76% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
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
Ucsf Medical Center Stories
Dec 21, 2023, 11:41 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "Over 6 hours, still waiting " - Gerti
Dec 21, 2023, 11:13 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "5 hours and 30 minutes, still waiting... " - Gerti
Dec 21, 2023, 10:42 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "Sitting here for 5 hours. Nothing happened " - Gerti
Nov 12, 2022, 11:41 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "I am in your emergency room waiting to be treated - I cut my fingers while cutting vegetables and the wound keeps bleeding. I am diabetic so I came . It has been four hours without any feedback from the front desk. I checked and they said hours. I have already had an ekg and Covid test. So I cannot leave without being charged. Some feedback will be nice. Online it says average wait time is little over 4. Madhu " - Panchadsaram
Nov 12, 2022, 11:41 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "I am in your emergency room waiting to be treated - I cut my fingers while cutting vegetables and the wound keeps bleeding. I am diabetic so I came . It has been four hours without any feedback from the front desk. I checked and they said hours. I have already had an ekg and Covid test. So I cannot leave without being charged. Some feedback will be nice. Online it says average wait time is little over 4. Madhu " - Panchadsaram
Nov 12, 2022, 11:40 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "I am in your emergency room waiting to be treated - I cut my fingers while cutting vegetables and the wound keeps bleeding. I am diabetic so I came . It has been four hours without any feedback from the front desk. I checked and they said hours. I have already had an ekg and Covid test. So I cannot leave without being charged. Some feedback will be nice. Online it says average wait time is little over 4. Madhu " - Panchadsaram