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Ellsworth County Medical Center Ratings

1604 AYLWARD AVENUE
Ellsworth, KS 67439
Phone: (785) 472-3111

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES




Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings



Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Ellsworth County Medical Center save lives? 3% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Failure12%
Pneumonia13%


Infectious Disease at Ellsworth County Medical 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
4
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 0m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 0 hour and 0 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 7 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 0 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
Ellsworth County Medical Center 4.8 out of 5 based on 34 ratings. 34 user reviews.


79% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
  • Nurses usually take time to communicate well

Negative Patient Ratings

    No consistently negative reviews



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



    Ellsworth County Medical Center Stories



    Nov 20, 2023, 7:32 PM
    St Francis Health Center Inc: "Waited 3 hrs 15” to get into room. Called back by nurse and she walked 30 ft in front of me even though I felt weak and passing out. I will see how the rest goes. Told me to get undressed and left nothing else. Not one caring gesture. I don’t want to be here either " - John

    Sep 16, 2023, 1:46 AM
    Lawrence Memorial Hospital: "Currently at LMH. It's been an hour since my daughter has been checked on. She has a possible blood clot in her leg after a fall. Wondering if driving to another hospital would be faster." - Jess

    Aug 23, 2023, 12:13 PM
    Shawnee Mission Medical Center: "The wait time online must be the only time they’re allowed to input. When I had tried to be seen twice, BOTH times had a wait of a minimum of 6 hrs!!! First time I waited 4.5 hrs then left. Second time I heard a nurse tell a patient that the wait was roughly 6 hrs. At that time I was only there 30 mins. I got up and left. Complete joke…" - Geneva

    Aug 07, 2023, 11:22 PM
    Shawnee Mission Medical Center: "Horrible. Been waiting 3.5 hours now. I’ve watched patients come in after me and get discharged while I continue to get passed over. I politely asked the counter person (while she was eating her ice cream), why am I being passed over. She stated it is based on acute status. I’ve watched them call back folks that have a headache, a hurt hand, and vomiting. All while I sit here actively bleeding from my chest. It is insane to continue to be pushed to the back of the line. I’m not dying by any means but I would consider my issue to at least keep me from being pushed back in the line multiple times. " - Jason

    Jun 09, 2023, 2:00 AM
    Shawnee Mission Medical Center: "The wait time is 5 hours long i was just there and had to leave even though i’m experiencing liver faluire. " - Gwyn


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