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Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center Ratings

4201 ST ANTOINE ST - 3M
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: (313) 745-3104

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 Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center save lives? 13% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Attack14%
Heart Failure10%
Pneumonia10%


Infectious Disease at Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center

Drug resistant bacteria are becoming the largest health 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.

While many hospitals are implementing questionable flu vaccinations1 for their employees, many fewer have as rigorous solutions for nosocomial MDR infections.

Infectious DiseaseCases
C. Diff
Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2
40
MRSA
Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3
16


Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 0h 10m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 32 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 7 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 45 minutes delay before leaving 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 Rating: AVERAGE
Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center 4.5 out of 5 based on 50 ratings. 50 user reviews.


65% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Nurses usually take time to communicate well

Negative Patient Ratings

  • Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
  • Patients were often left in pain
  • Facilities are sometimes dirty




Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate



Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center Stories



Nov 29, 2022, 10:15 AM
Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center: "In the emergency room no one is checking on my daughter she has been here since 4 something this morning because of her asthma. Took an ekg never got the results the medical staff just walking pass like I'm not even there and on top of that I'm sitting in a wheel chair behind the nurses station. These hospitals has to do better there should not be a 3hour wait period to get seen." - Deloris

Nov 12, 2022, 7:22 AM
Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center: "Total wait time: 7hrs and 15min. So disappointing.

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- Taquilla

Nov 11, 2022, 9:23 PM
Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center: "Total wait time: 7hrs and 15min. So disappointing.

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- Taquilla


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