Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca Ratings
101 DATES DRIVE
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 274-4401
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 274-4401
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 Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca save lives? 11% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 14% |
Heart Failure | 16% |
Pneumonia | 13% |
Infectious Disease at Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca
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 | 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 42mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 8 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 25 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 42 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
Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca
4.65
out of 5
based on 34 ratings.
34 user reviews.
69% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca Stories
Oct 18, 2014, 3:04 PM
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