Ashe Memorial 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 Ashe Memorial Hospital save lives? 1% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Ashe Memorial Hospital	National Average
Heart Failure	11.8%	11.8%
Pneumonia	18.6%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Ashe Memorial Hospital

Drug resistant bacteria are becoming a large health risk 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.

Infectious Disease	Cases
C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year1	Not Available
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2	Not Available

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 15m

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 Patient Rating: AVERAGE



Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Ashe Memorial Hospital Stories

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Jun 28, 2017, 4:35 PM
Ashe Memorial Hospital: "As I sit here at hour 7 without my meds I finally realize how ashe county became number ONE IN SUICIDES IN NORTH CAROLINA. I CAME IN DEALING WITH SEVERW ANZIETY AN SLEEPLESSNESS.IF YOU WEREN'T SICK WHEN I GOT HERE I SURE AM NOW.." - Nicholas

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