Forbes Hospital Ratings

2570 Haymaker Road
Monroeville, PA 15146
Phone: (412) 858-2000

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 Forbes Hospital save lives? 4% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Forbes Hospital	National Average
Heart Attack	12.1%	12.6%
Stroke	14.9%	13.9%
Heart Failure	9.7%	11.8%
Pneumonia	17.4%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Forbes 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	18
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	7

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 4h 16m

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

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Doctors often fail to communicate with patients
Patients often don't receive help when they request it
Facilities are sometimes dirty

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Forbes Hospital Stories

Dec 29, 2023, 11:18 AM
Forbes Regional Hospital: "It's crazy busy, no where to sit. They just now are asking people who are not patients to clear the room for patients only." - Kimberly

Oct 20, 2017, 11:29 AM
Forbes Regional Hospital: "Patient care very bad. Staff busy texting on Facebook or talking among themselves one was on phone scheduling soccer practice motto at Forbes we are here for a paycheck hope you have good insurance" - Luther

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