Western Baptist Hospital Ratings
2501 KENTUCKY AVENUE
Paducah, KY 42003
Phone: (270) 575-2300
Paducah, KY 42003
Phone: (270) 575-2300
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 Western Baptist Hospital save lives? 2% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 16% |
| Heart Failure | 12% |
| Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at Western Baptist 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 | 48 |
| 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 57mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 56 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 4 hour and 7 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 36 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
Western Baptist Hospital
4.75
out of 5
based on 27 ratings.
27 user reviews.
73% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Western Baptist Hospital Stories
Dec 13, 2021, 1:02 PM
Western Baptist Hospital: " Refuse treatment for my fiance so we went to Lourdes hospital where she later died 31 years old Alyssa Youngblood of kidney failure a time-sensitive matter.RIP" - Bobby
Sep 18, 2017, 6:49 AM
Western Baptist Hospital: "Me and my daughter visited the hospital in Paducah. Three separate times
From august 22 2017 to sept 15th. They diagnosed her with something different every time. Consolation, pulled muscles, to a bone problem.
Finally the pain got so bad I took her to Lourdes were it was
Accullay an 9cm cyst in her right lower abdomen. Sooo Baptist
Actually withheld this info from me. I don't know why my daughter is 11years old
There is no reason to let a little girl go through this kind of pain for that long period of time. Btw she has medical. Maybe that has something to do with it. One thing is for sure though I will never be returning to this hospital again
" - Amanda
