Wadley Regional Medical Center Ratings
1000 PINE STREET
Texarkana, TX 75501
Phone: (903) 798-8000
Texarkana, TX 75501
Phone: (903) 798-8000
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 Wadley Regional Medical Center save lives? 9% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 19% |
| Heart Failure | 11% |
| Pneumonia | 12% |
Infectious Disease at Wadley Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 24 |
| 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 45mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 51 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 34 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 50 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
Wadley Regional Medical Center
4.65
out of 5
based on 33 ratings.
33 user reviews.
71% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Wadley Regional Medical Center Stories
Jun 25, 2022, 4:50 PM
Wadley Regional Medical Center: "Well we've been here for over 2 hrs, nurses sitting at the nurses station eating and surfing the internet. Meanwhile patients (my son) has been laying in the bed I. A cubby hole, crying in pain for a solid 2 hrs.. if he wasn't grown I would have said st Michael.... it's really pathetic.." - Kim
Mar 07, 2022, 3:06 PM
Wadley Regional Medical Center: "My mom 88 had a 10 am appointment! We checked in at 930, Finally rolled her back to surgery at 135pm , 4 hrs. Later!! No one told us that the doctor was going to be delayed! No one could not tell us anything! Worse experience ever! " - Eddie
