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Westlake Regional Hospital Ratings

901 WESTLAKE DRIVE
Columbia, KY 42728
Phone: (270) 384-4753

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 Westlake Regional Hospital save lives? 17% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Failure9%
Pneumonia11%


Infectious Disease at Westlake Regional 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 DiseaseCases
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 15m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 22 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 12 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 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: VERY GOOD
Westlake Regional Hospital 4.95 out of 5 based on 29 ratings. 29 user reviews.


84% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

No consistently positive ratings

Negative Patient Ratings

    No consistently negative reviews



    Footnotes:
    1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
    2C Diff Mortality Rate
    3MRSA Mortality Rate



    Westlake Regional Hospital Stories



    Dec 07, 2023, 10:01 PM
    Norton Hospitals: "Three hours my ass I've been waiting at the er with my wife's for 5 hours without help while she's in unbearable pain every five minutes" - Chrova

    Mar 02, 2023, 1:59 AM
    Lourdes Hospital: "your wait time is bullshit. we came in with 3 people ahead of us and have been here 3hr. Now there is about 10 or so people in here. We have seen 4 or 5 people that have been released by Dr. and only one go back and now they just called someone back that got here 1hr ago and yes I understand how it works. it was a little kid so I can over look that but I have already been told I was going to have at ct scan...well alot could of happened to me in the 3 hrs I've been out here. Yes this place is a joke and no one at the front knows anything but what is happening on tiktok. And I can't seem to get anyone out here to talke to me and you would think someone with half his ear cut off would be somewhT higher up to be seen.I would love for dr. or even the borad to explain why this is how this place work. I give this place a 2 fingers up rating." - Jeremy

    Dec 18, 2022, 8:10 PM
    University Of Louisville Hospital: "Mother went into ER with swollen jaw. Scan came back as a contusion. No meds given. Next two days after discharge her jaw got worse. Dr. sent her home with an infected jaw. She could have used some kind of infection meds. " - Mrs.

    Nov 09, 2022, 2:44 AM
    Jewish Hospital & St Mary's Healthcare: "You will die before anyone helps you" - Demetrius

    Oct 31, 2022, 7:53 AM
    Greenview Regional Hospital: "Been here for 5.5 hours. No update or contact from staff. I recognize your busy. it takes this long to evaluate a hurt leg. We will not be back unless dieing. You need to better organize your er. Sorry to be so negative. But this was awful. " - Bryan


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