Vidant Beaufort Hospital Ratings
628 E 12TH ST
Washington, NC 27889
Phone: (252) 975-4100
Washington, NC 27889
Phone: (252) 975-4100
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Infectious Disease at Vidant Beaufort 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 | 0 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 0 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 44mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 30 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 43 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 57 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: POOR
Vidant Beaufort Hospital
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27 user reviews.
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Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Vidant Beaufort Hospital Stories
Aug 30, 2021, 8:39 PM
Vidant Beaufort Hospital: "I went to the er Friday and waited about 4hours and still didn't see the doctor for a lump under my right jaw an my right arm now today went for the same thing blood pressure was was 147 over 102 got checked again it was 158 over 110 I sat n lobby for 7 hours thats my last trip going there my head was hurting so bad I went home an laid dwn an still my arm is hurting an jaw never got seen or checked out whats really going on with the staff I just don't get it they need to hire new people to get the job done pe are dying from being neglected an get sick being around others that has the covid " - Christopher
