University Of Alabama 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 University Of Alabama Hospital save lives? 4% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate
Heart Attack	15%
Heart Failure	13%
Pneumonia	13%

Infectious Disease at University Of Alabama 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	260
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3	60

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 1h 15m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 52 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 1 hour and 55 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 4 hour and 14 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: VERY GOOD

80% of patients rate the hospital excellent



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

University Of Alabama Hospital Stories

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Dec 01, 2022, 4:28 AM
University Of Alabama Hospital: "I have as well as other patients have been waiting well over 8 and 9 hours and still counting just to be seen at UAB HOSPITAL " - Julius

Aug 12, 2021, 5:12 PM
University Of Alabama Hospital: "1 hour & 55 minutes! That's a straight up lie! I was released from the hospital on Aug. 4th after being badly electrocuted. My hands are covered in 3rd degree burns and I came to the ER for an abscess on my left arm. I arrived here at 10:00am & here it is 4:04 pm and all they have done is remove my bandages take some x-rays & ultrasounds & sat me back here in a room with other patients. The other patients seem to come & get treated & go. Yet still I sit here since 10:00am without them so much as replacing my bandages on my hands with the 3rd degree burns. I've asked for them to re bandage me 4 times & all I get told is "we're getting to you"! This is complete bullshit! This hospital is amazing & has great doctors if you can get past the dumbfuckery of the emergency room!!!! Bullshit! While they sit on thier fat asses eating their lunches while we sit back here hungry and in severe pain! Shameful excuses for caregivers!!!" - Jessica

Aug 09, 2021, 5:57 PM
University Of Alabama Hospital: "I have been waiting in the waiting room for four and a half hours. The chairs are some of the most uncomfortable ones I have ever sat in. (You should have to set in one this long). I realize that the more serious people need to be seen first but to have to wait this (and I don’t know how much longer) is not right. Nobody can tell you anything. The waiting room is freezing and was told that I could not get a blanket. " - John

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