Gadsden Regional Medical Center Ratings
1007 Goodyear Avenue
Gadsden, AL 35903
Phone: (256) 494-4000
Gadsden, AL 35903
Phone: (256) 494-4000
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 Gadsden Regional Medical Center save lives? 1% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate at Gadsden Regional Medical Center | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 12.1% | 12.6% |
| Stroke | 13.4% | 13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 10.9% | 11.8% |
| Pneumonia | 20.7% | 18.2% |
Infectious Disease at Gadsden Regional Medical Center
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 | 3 |
| 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: 3h 9mPatient 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
Gadsden Regional Medical Center Stories
Oct 20, 2021, 5:53 AM
Gadsden Regional Medical Center: "The worst possible experience. Was there 8 plus hours. In severe pain. Not given anything for pain 7 hours. Never given test results." - Cindy
Jan 21, 2018, 8:13 PM
Gadsden Regional Medical Center: "Went for a rotator cuff repair. Contracted MRSA in my surgical sight and had to be taken in for irrigation and debridement of the surgical sight. Not once in the 8+ hours I was there did I see a cleaning person. Neither time." - Anita
May 25, 2017, 9:06 AM
Gadsden Regional Medical Center: "Emergency room very unorganized. My mom was left in a hall way
Unattended facility very unsanitary. After finally being amendment to a room
Or nurses were very nice and caring , but with no docter coming in to observe mother.
It was hard for nurse to give us care we needed.
But most of all the whole hospital from emergency room to
Floor and ICU area was not clean.
I found this most disturbing because of infections such as Staff .
This hospital was busy and is in a great area for local counties
Hope these things are improved in near future. " - Trenia
