Atrium Health Lincoln Ratings

433 Mcalister Rd
Lincolnton, NC 28092
Phone: (980) 212-2000

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 Atrium Health Lincoln save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Atrium Health Lincoln	National Average
Stroke	13.6%	13.9%
Heart Failure	10.6%	11.8%
Pneumonia	17.5%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Atrium Health Lincoln

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: 2h 42m

Serious cases where patients are admitted wait 1 hour and 0 minutes delay before admission 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 Patient Rating: VERY GOOD

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Rooms and facilities are usually clean
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

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Atrium Health Lincoln Stories

Sep 05, 2021, 12:28 AM
Carolinas Medical Center-Lincoln: "This place sucks not professional at all when it comes to patients pouring blood in the ER .. 4&1/2 hour's and still haven't seen a Dr .. highly irritated" - Brandon

Jul 11, 2017, 12:40 PM
Carolinas Medical Center-Lincoln: "This plave is a joke they dont give the right treatment only does what suits them. Will make you wait 2 hours in the worst pain of your life and kick you out of your room because your pain doesnt matter" - bobby

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