Westerly Hospital Ratings
25 WELLS STREET
Westerly, RI 02891
Phone: (401) 596-6000
Westerly, RI 02891
Phone: (401) 596-6000
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 Westerly Hospital save lives? 4% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 18% |
Heart Failure | 10% |
Pneumonia | 13% |
Infectious Disease at Westerly 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 | 8 |
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 30mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 48 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 28 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 16 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
Westerly Hospital
4.55
out of 5
based on 20 ratings.
20 user reviews.
70% 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
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Westerly Hospital Stories
Nov 29, 2023, 9:34 PM
Miriam Hospital: "Been waiting with a family member, for 3.5 + hours and still not seen, the majority of patients that were here when we arrived are also still waiting…some writhing in pain with. This is awful." - Betsy
Nov 29, 2023, 9:21 PM
Miriam Hospital: "Been waiting with a family member, for 3.5 + hours and still not seen, the majority of patients that were here when we arrived are also still waiting…some writhing in pain with. This is awful." - Betsy
Sep 19, 2023, 3:26 PM
: "I have lupus (SLE ) and I am paralyzed. Last year I went Rhode Island hospital with kidney stones, I waited 10 hours before a nurse saw me. I endured so much pain that I got septic and almost died . Until this day I am traumatized to go to Rhode Island hospital emergency room " - Elizabeth
Aug 29, 2023, 8:15 PM
Newport Hospital: "Went to Newport Hodpital ER on Thursday after falling and being pulled off my front stops by my dog while he was leashed. I hit my face and jaw on a raised cement curb breaking 2 teeth on a cement curb after my dog pulled me down. Cut face, legs and arm badly and bled alot. My mistake was going to Newport Hospital ER. Was told after 1 1/2 hours I was #2 to be seen. Well, that DID NOT HAPPEN!
Eight people later and another 1 1/2 hrs (total 3 hr wait) I LEFT! UNACCEPTABLE SERVICE!! They obviously did not care about me waiting. I was getting tired from the big fall and dizzy..could not wait a ny longer for them WHAT Has become of Newport Hospital?? Upsetting to see their indifference." - Donna
Jul 06, 2023, 2:51 AM
Rhode Island Hospital: "After sitting out in the waiting room since 8pm I asked for a blanket at 2:48am and was told no this is disgusting to be in a hospital with poor quality of care for patients I can’t be seen until doctors arrive which will be around 7:30am. How is this place still open is the state coming in to do random audits? Just like they shut the hospital in Pawtucket they should consider maybe changing whoever is head of this hospital they are getting paid 6 figures to do what exactly? Not enough personnel to handle the patient volume " - Patricia