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Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Ratings

1721 S STEPHENSON AVE
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
Phone: (906) 774-1313

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 Dickinson County Memorial Hospital save lives? 6% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Attack15%
Heart Failure14%
Pneumonia12%


Infectious Disease at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital

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
8
MRSA
Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3
0


Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 0h 27m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 53 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 39 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 21 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
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital 4.6 out of 5 based on 37 ratings. 37 user reviews.


66% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Nurses usually take time to communicate well
  • Pain was usually controlled for patients

Negative Patient Ratings

    No consistently negative reviews



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



    Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Stories



    Mar 21, 2024, 2:16 PM
    Botsford Hospital: "More like 3.5 going on 4 hours" - Crabby

    Jan 20, 2024, 2:42 PM
    St Joseph Mercy Oakland: "i spent 10 hours waiting there for chest pains and breathing issues " - Tina

    Jan 19, 2024, 1:28 AM
    Beaumont Health System: "Waited in hospital er for over 7 hours for a simple infected ingrown hair just need antibiotics. When I asked when I’d be seen the man in administration window said there were three people ahead of me that was three hours ago." - Eric

    Jan 09, 2024, 7:18 PM
    Beaumont Health System: "Wait time are atrocious. I have been in the waiting room for 5 hours and still have not been back to see a doctor. My doctor sent me here with a note to be evaluated since he thought I needed more care than he could give me. I am in severe pain and have not been able to eat in 5 days, yet here I still sit. While others come and go before I am even able to be seen." - Nichole

    Jan 05, 2024, 2:22 PM
    Saint Mary's Health Care: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. " - Luke


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