Fisher-Titus Hospital Ratings

272 Benedict Avenue
Norwalk, OH 44857
Phone: (419) 668-8101

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 Fisher-Titus Hospital save lives? 1% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Fisher-Titus Hospital	National Average
Heart Attack	12.8%	12.6%
Stroke	13.5%	13.9%
Heart Failure	12.4%	11.8%
Pneumonia	17.1%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Fisher-Titus 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	7
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	2

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 1h 57m

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
Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Patients often don't receive help when they request it

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Fisher-Titus Hospital Stories

Jan 08, 2015, 8:00 PM
Fisher-Titus Hospital: "Nice hospital, great nurses and doctors. Do not trust billing and administration. After five years sued me for a bill they did not submit. Horrible public relations. Now use fireland's. first
reland's has been Honest and fair, with discounts. Will never go back to fisher titus, unless desperate." - debbie

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