Day Kimball Hospital Ratings

320 Pomfret Street
Putnam, CT 06260
Phone: (860) 928-6541

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 Day Kimball Hospital save lives? 9% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Day Kimball Hospital	National Average
Heart Attack	13.3%	12.6%
Stroke	15.1%	13.9%
Heart Failure	14.6%	11.8%
Pneumonia	19%	18.2%

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

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 2m

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:

Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

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

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Day Kimball Hospital Stories

Nov 09, 2022, 8:08 PM
Day Kimball Hospital: "The communication is terrible in this hospital. Nurses were kind and compassionate but would take a long time to address patients needs because they were stretched thin. One of the nights I was admitted the nurses tried addressing concerning telemetry findings pertaining to me and the doctor disregarded it. When I was discharged they claimed I didn't show any tachycardia. I said the nurses reported it several times. He than said my issue was anxiety. This was Dr. Thang that I speak off. He has the worst best side manor. It was so upsetting. My blood pressure heart rate were through the roof. Massive 10-10 headache. No concern. I balled when I left. I felt so sad and disregarded. Dr. Monica is amazing and the only reason I stuck around. He made my concerns valid. To be told symptoms weren't a big deal and leave me in pain makes me sick. I will never go back for anything! My stay in the ICU consisted of nothing. And left feeling worse than I did. My feelings were validated. Dr. LEE IN THE ER as well has the worst bed side manor!! All other docs great!" - JILL

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