Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital Ratings
1901 Tate Springs Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Phone: (434) 200-4789
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Phone: (434) 200-4789
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 Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital save lives? 8% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate at Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 10.5% | 12.6% |
| Stroke | 13.1% | 13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 10.2% | 11.8% |
| Pneumonia | 18.6% | 18.2% |
Infectious Disease at Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen 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 | 14 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2 | 8 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 46mPatient 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
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Patients often don't receive help when they request it
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1C Diff Mortality Rate
2MRSA Mortality Rate
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital Stories
Dec 08, 2023, 8:59 PM
Centra Health: "Been waiting 7 hours with no end insight. Husband needs kidney drain replacement. Critical that he gets this replaced. Current drain stopped working." - Pamela
Oct 04, 2023, 8:44 PM
Centra Health: "I went yesterday at 3 am. Dehydrated needed fluids. I sat for 9 hours, still didn't get called back past triage. I told them 3 times, I just needed fluids. I finally left and went home ridiculous. They ought to have a better priority system." - Robynne
Sep 28, 2022, 4:53 PM
Centra Health: "9 hours in lynburg head to UVA now " - Ke
Jul 11, 2022, 10:47 PM
Centra Health: "On a Thursday night, went to Lynchburg ER for chest pain. Waited over 8 hours in the freezing cold waiting room. Left with a script for narcotics and with COVID 19. Thanks Lynchburg. Never again. " - Cs
Dec 06, 2021, 12:08 AM
Centra Health: "It's a Sunday evening and I've been waiting almost 7 hours. 5:30-12:30 that's kind of rediculous considering how empty the waiting room was. So disappointing and frustrating." - Jessicah
Oct 24, 2020, 4:40 PM
Centra Health: "Waiting for over 3 hours in pain and no sign of how much longer I’ll have to wait, there are 7 people in the waiting room including me " - Renee


