Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Ratings
851 LOCUST STREET
Rogersville, TN 37857
Phone: (423) 921-7000
Rogersville, TN 37857
Phone: (423) 921-7000
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 Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital save lives? 13% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Failure | 9% |
Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial 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 | 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 29mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 2 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 51 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 15 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
Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital
4.65
out of 5
based on 44 ratings.
44 user reviews.
74% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Rooms were often quiet at night
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Stories
Apr 26, 2024, 8:17 PM
Vanderbilt University Hospital: "Been in er waiting room 4 15 mins came in 3pm seem like it is a long time to see Dr." - Patricia
Apr 26, 2024, 8:17 PM
Vanderbilt University Hospital: "Been in er waiting room 4 15 mins came in 3pm seem like it is a long time to see Dr." - Patricia
Mar 10, 2024, 5:38 PM
Johnson City Medical Center: "I waited in Johnson city medical center we for 4 hrs with chest pain and nothing and they kept taking people back that wasn’t acute and they left my in lobby for 4 hrs without checking on me any. " - Chelsea
Feb 27, 2024, 8:23 PM
: "Been at jackson general for 4 hours now, I’m hungry and sleepy" - Heaven
Jan 26, 2024, 2:04 PM
Tennova Healthcare: "Worst ER ever
Waiting over 2.5 hours
Likely blood clot
Probably die" - Louis