East Jefferson General Hospital Ratings

4200 Houma Blvd
Metairie, LA 70006
Phone: (504) 988-5263

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 East Jefferson General Hospital save lives? 8% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at East Jefferson General Hospital	National Average
Heart Attack	13.3%	12.6%
Stroke	14.5%	13.9%
Heart Failure	9.2%	11.8%
Pneumonia	15.4%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at East Jefferson General 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	16
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	6

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 2h 49m

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

East Jefferson General Hospital Stories

Jan 09, 2017, 11:12 PM
Tulane Medical Center: "Today 01_09_2017 my daughter had a strong pain, I went to pick her up from school and took to E R on canal st in new orleans, they got about 6 blood samples, and said wait to be called, every 2 hours we were checking and they kept saying wait, after 6 hours we decided to leave the hospital and went somewhere else, I hope more people share their experiences so the service get better." - santos

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