Candler Hospital Ratings

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

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Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Candler Hospital save lives? 12% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Candler Hospital	National Average
Stroke	15.3%	13.9%
Heart Failure	10.8%	11.8%
Pneumonia	24%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Candler 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	34
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2	4

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 33m

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



Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Candler Hospital Stories

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May 14, 2022, 6:28 AM
Candler Hospital: "Took my husband to the Ed at 2:30 am with severe abdominal pain. Sat there 2 hours and was never seen. The facility was very dirty. Upon leaving we asked why it was taking so long. The tech said that they had patients waiting to be admitted and was basically working out of two rooms. How can this be effective care for an ED department that has 40 rooms. There is no reason for sick patients to have to wait 4 to 5 hours to be seen. Savannah needs more medical facilities to treat sick patients. What kind of monopoly is going on that we can't have more hospitals in this area?" - Sandra

Jan 27, 2022, 6:48 AM
Candler Hospital: "This is beyond ridiculous. Sat in the emergency room from 11pm until finally leaving at 6:30am. Never made it to the back to be seen. No one checked on me. Will be calling the news and higher. Is this what we are doing now? Memorial would have NEVER done that. I know where to go next time. Severely dehydrated and sick. Thanks Candler for your care.. NOT!" - David

Jan 27, 2022, 6:47 AM
Candler Hospital: "This is beyond ridiculous. Sat in the emergency room from 11pm until finally leaving at 6:30am. Never made it to the back to be seen. No one checked on me. Will be calling the news and higher. Is this what we are doing now? Memorial would have NEVER done that. I know where to go next time. Severely dehydrated and sick. Thanks Candler for your care.. NOT!" - David

Aug 04, 2020, 2:46 PM
Candler Hospital: "I took my husband to the ER with chest pains. 3 hours later after sitting in the waiting room after an EKG. We left 9 days later he had a massive heart Attack. You tell me what kind of hospital this it. Thank God for Memorial or my husband would be DEAD." - Denise

Aug 04, 2020, 2:46 PM
Candler Hospital: "I took my husband to the ER with chest pains. 3 hours later after sitting in the waiting room after an EKG. We left 9 days later he had a massive heart Attack. You tell me what kind of hospital this it. Thank God for Memorial or my husband would be DEAD." - Denise

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