University Of Kentucky Hospital Ratings
800 ROSE STREET
Lexington, KY 40536
Phone: (859) 323-5220
Lexington, KY 40536
Phone: (859) 323-5220
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 University Of Kentucky Hospital save lives? 23% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 19% |
Heart Failure | 14% |
Pneumonia | 15% |
Infectious Disease at University Of Kentucky 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 |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 172 |
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 24 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 49mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 37 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 4 hour and 2 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 2 hour and 23 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
University Of Kentucky Hospital
4.6
out of 5
based on 34 ratings.
34 user reviews.
69% 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
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
University Of Kentucky Hospital Stories
Apr 06, 2024, 8:56 PM
Central Baptist Hospital: "Notoriously long wait times. But.. Very thorough diagnosis. I had skin infection. Central Baptist was 3rd hospital after it kept getting worse. Only one willing to test bacteria. Turned out to be MRSA." - Russell
Dec 07, 2023, 10:01 PM
Norton Hospitals: "Three hours my ass I've been waiting at the er with my wife's for 5 hours without help while she's in unbearable pain every five minutes" - Chrova
Mar 02, 2023, 1:59 AM
Lourdes Hospital: "your wait time is bullshit. we came in with 3 people ahead of us and have been here 3hr. Now there is about 10 or so people in here. We have seen 4 or 5 people that have been released by Dr. and only one go back and now they just called someone back that got here 1hr ago and yes I understand how it works. it was a little kid so I can over look that but I have already been told I was going to have at ct scan...well alot could of happened to me in the 3 hrs I've been out here. Yes this place is a joke and no one at the front knows anything but what is happening on tiktok. And I can't seem to get anyone out here to talke to me and you would think someone with half his ear cut off would be somewhT higher up to be seen.I would love for dr. or even the borad to explain why this is how this place work. I give this place a 2 fingers up rating." - Jeremy
Dec 18, 2022, 8:10 PM
University Of Louisville Hospital: "Mother went into ER with swollen jaw. Scan came back as a contusion. No meds given. Next two days after discharge her jaw got worse. Dr. sent her home with an infected jaw. She could have used some kind of infection meds. " - Mrs.
Nov 09, 2022, 2:44 AM
Jewish Hospital & St Mary's Healthcare: "You will die before anyone helps you" - Demetrius