Dch Regional Medical Center Ratings

809 University Boulevard East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: (205) 759-7111

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 Dch Regional Medical Center save lives? 9% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Dch Regional Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	13.7%	12.6%
Stroke	16.7%	13.9%
Heart Failure	15.1%	11.8%
Pneumonia	16.4%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Dch Regional 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	53
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	9

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 4h 37m

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

Dch Regional Medical Center Stories

Apr 18, 2022, 1:25 AM
D C H Regional Medical Center: "ER IN TUSCALOOSA IS A COMPLETE JOKE.. OVER 5 HRS AND STILL WAITING. U CAN SERIOUSLY BE DYING AND STILL BE WAITING..LOST 4 WORDS ON HOW RIDICULOUS THIS IS. " - William

Apr 18, 2022, 1:20 AM
D C H Regional Medical Center: "Going on 5 hrs. Husband with a blockage..this is a JOKE!!!!" - Denise

Oct 09, 2020, 12:07 AM
D C H Regional Medical Center: "The "er" is not an er. It's more like a hang out for the staff. Who are rude and inattentive. Biased to the point of letting someone e die rather than listen to a patient's own knowledge of there ailment. It's a terrible shame." - Barbara

Mar 12, 2018, 6:41 PM
D C H Regional Medical Center: "Staff is rude & isn’t concerned with helping their patients. Husband has been here in pain for over two hours - no one has seen him. Said they’d be right back for pain management but they never returned. When I Walked up to the nurses station to ask what was going on, the nurse rolled her eyes at me, gave me attitude and said she’s been busy.... even though there were three nurses sitting theee none in which even acknowledged me when I walked up. HORRIBLE emergency room!!!!! " - Jennifer

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