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Cancer Treatment Centers Of America Ratings

1331 EAST WYOMING AVENUE
Philadelphia, PA 19124
Phone: (215) 744-6728

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Emergency Services: No




Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings



Infectious Disease at Cancer Treatment Centers Of America

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 DiseaseCases
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
4


Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 0h 0m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 0 hour and 0 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 0 hour and 0 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 0 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: VERY GOOD
Cancer Treatment Centers Of America 4.95 out of 5 based on 38 ratings. 38 user reviews.


91% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
  • Pain was usually controlled for patients

Negative Patient Ratings

    No consistently negative reviews



    Footnotes:
    1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
    2C Diff Mortality Rate
    3MRSA Mortality Rate



    Cancer Treatment Centers Of America Stories



    Mar 19, 2024, 6:22 PM
    Abington Memorial Hospital: "This hospital is garbage unfortunately. Brought my daughter in with an abscess throat infection, spitting up blood, shivering with fever, can’t swallow her spit, and here we continue to sit three hours later. The hospital staff have an uncaring attitude. It’s sad how bad this hospital has failed since it was taken over." - Ben

    Mar 17, 2024, 11:13 PM
    : "At ate a health bad wait" - Ty

    Feb 29, 2024, 4:44 AM
    Abington Memorial Hospital: "I have arrived at Abington hospital at 7:25 and it’s 4:42 and I am still waiting to be seen by a doctor
    It’s unhumain to see so many people suffering with such a long wait
    Also the risks of being exposed to so many different virus during the long waits.
    "
    - Gislene

    Feb 19, 2024, 7:18 PM
    Milton S Hershey Medical Center: "Been here waiting 12 hours " - Gregory

    Feb 14, 2024, 4:20 PM
    : "I sat a long while just to have the doctor say rectum nearly killed em." - Lewis


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