Conway Medical Center Ratings

300 Singleton Ridge Road
Conway, SC 29526
Phone: (843) 347-8037

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 Conway Medical Center save lives? 7% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Conway Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	12.4%	12.6%
Stroke	15.3%	13.9%
Heart Failure	12.9%	11.8%
Pneumonia	20.1%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Conway Medical Center

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	4
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	5

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 2h 39m

Serious cases where patients are admitted wait 2 hour and 13 minutes delay before admission 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 Patient Rating: AVERAGE

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Patients often don't receive help when they request it

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Conway Medical Center Stories

Feb 20, 2023, 4:10 PM
Conway Medical Center: "Been sitting in the waiting room for almost 3 hrs" - Kimberly

Aug 25, 2022, 11:17 AM
Conway Medical Center: "My husband was brought in by ambulance for a stroke. Was briefly examined and then told to go sit in the waiting room. Sat there for 7 hours. This hospital is bs. " - M.

Aug 20, 2021, 7:55 PM
Conway Medical Center: "This is total bull crap...I have been here 6 hrs and still have not seen anyone....this place is pathetic " - William

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