Barstow Community Hospital Ratings
820 E MOUNTAIN VIEW STREET
Barstow, CA 92311
Phone: (760) 256-1761
Barstow, CA 92311
Phone: (760) 256-1761
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 Barstow Community Hospital save lives? 5% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 18% |
Heart Failure | 12% |
Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at Barstow Community 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 |
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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 19mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 26 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 25 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 25 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
Barstow Community Hospital
4.55
out of 5
based on 29 ratings.
29 user reviews.
61% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative Patient Ratings
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Barstow Community Hospital Stories
Apr 06, 2021, 11:36 AM
Barstow Community Hospital: "I am giving this Emergency Room an excellent review. I was traveling to Bakersfield from Arizona and became sick on the road.All of the staff that treated me were kind and caring.I was checked on frequently by the staff and discharge instructions were easy to understand." - Roberta