Baylor Medical Center At Waxahachie Ratings
1405 W JEFFERSON ST
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Phone: (972) 923-7000
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Phone: (972) 923-7000
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 Baylor Medical Center At Waxahachie save lives? 9% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 15% |
| Heart Failure | 14% |
| Pneumonia | 14% |
Infectious Disease at Baylor Medical Center At Waxahachie
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 | 4 |
| 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 26mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 52 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 47 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 20 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
Baylor Medical Center At Waxahachie
4.7
out of 5
based on 38 ratings.
38 user reviews.
73% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
- Rooms were often quiet at night
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Baylor Medical Center At Waxahachie Stories
Apr 29, 2016, 3:05 AM
Baylor Medical Center At Waxahachie: "Upon arrival at the emergency area the staff was quick to treat us but once we got back to exam rooms all staff was in the first area laughing an joking about being at the bar an telling jokes an playing grab as an not caring about the patients" - alpha
