Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Ratings

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Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings

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Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital save lives? 4% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate
Heart Attack	17%
Heart Failure	10%
Pneumonia	11%

Infectious Disease at Advocate Good Samaritan 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	52
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 40m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 47 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 18 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 30 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

70% of patients rate the hospital excellent



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

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Stories

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Aug 22, 2023, 3:42 PM
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital: "Went in because my doctor was concerned and wanted me for a x ray and a CT scan. I waited for 3 hours in the er waiting room with an iv in my vein. I was in pain and having to sit in the waiting room felt like eternity. So when I finally got a room they did blood and urine test and told me to go home with drugs prescription. It's been a week and I've only gotten worse. They had gotten the request from the doctor and chose not to do it. " - Robert

Jan 03, 2023, 8:45 PM
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital: "Don't EVER come here!!! You will DIE waiting
" - Ben

Jan 03, 2023, 3:37 PM
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital: "HELP ME!!!" - Ben

Jan 03, 2023, 3:32 PM
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital: "I am dying in the er. My heart is bad.. Nobody cares. Wait is 40 YEARS." - Linda

May 19, 2022, 10:43 PM
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital: "I work for Advocate and by far this is the worse experience I have ever had in a emergency room. They triaged me in the open. Then took me to a roo
With a curtain the PA came (whom was nice) did a quick exam told me to put on a gown . While I’m getting undressed the curtain flies open it’s a man then he quickly leaves. And on top of all that a $200.00 copay with my company insurance. I should have went to Edwards and no blanket or sheet. It’s freezing In here. Such a huge disappointment never again " - Lizabeth

May 19, 2022, 5:23 PM
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital: "I work for Advocate and by far this is the worse experience I have ever had in a emergency room. They triaged me in the open. Then took me to a roo
With a curtain the PA came (whom was nice) did a quick exam told me to put on a gown . While I’m getting undressed the curtain flies open it’s a man then he quickly leaves. And on top of all that a $200.00 copay with my company insurance. I should have went to Edwards and no blanket or sheet. It’s freezing In here. Such a huge disappointment never again " - Lizabeth

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