Columbus Regional Hospital Ratings

2400 E 17th St
Columbus, IN 47201
Phone: (812) 379-4441

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 Columbus Regional Hospital save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Columbus Regional Hospital	National Average
Heart Attack	13.2%	12.6%
Stroke	11.7%	13.9%
Heart Failure	12.3%	11.8%
Pneumonia	16.7%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Columbus Regional 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	9
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	1

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 2h 40m

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

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

Columbus Regional Hospital Stories

Jan 18, 2023, 11:42 AM
Columbus Regional Hospital: "Dr.John Gall, really is a blessing from God! I had to come into the emergency room January 17th and the 16th for withdrawals from my pain medicine that I've been on for 14 years my doctor had been out of town forgot to refill my medicine and I am fully disabled need neck and back surgery and that man helped me he could have just told me he wouldn't go do nothing about it but he really helped me and more than likely honestly I believe I think he saved my life because I felt like I was dying we need more caring doctors like that man and y'all need to give him a raise. " - Faith

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