Athens Limestone Hospital Ratings

700 West Market Street
Athens, AL 35611
Phone: (256) 233-9292

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 Athens Limestone Hospital save lives? 12% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Athens Limestone Hospital	National Average
Stroke	20.3%	13.9%
Heart Failure	10.6%	11.8%
Pneumonia	18.8%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Athens Limestone 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	3
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	0

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 19m

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

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Rooms were often quiet at night

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Patients often don't receive help when they request it
Facilities are sometimes dirty

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Athens Limestone Hospital Stories

Oct 23, 2015, 11:34 PM
Athens-Limestone Hospital: "Very bad experience today with athens emergency room. Never got to see the doctor on duty. 7 hours spent in the ER. Blew 4 of my veins, one slipped out, finally got one then stuck 3 more times for shots. Only pee pregnancy test (I have ovarian cysts, those are not accurate) and vlook work. My nurse was very rude with me about my care and didnt properly inform me about my care or test results. Discharged with no follow up instructions. " - Jessica

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