Geisinger-Community Medical Center Ratings

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

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Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Geisinger-Community Medical Center save lives? 3% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Geisinger-Community Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	12.6%	12.6%
Stroke	12.4%	13.9%
Heart Failure	12.7%	11.8%
Pneumonia	17.2%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Geisinger-Community 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	22
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: 3h 58m

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



Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Geisinger-Community Medical Center Stories

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Sep 10, 2022, 3:48 PM
Geisinger - Community Medical Center: "Why are these hospitals worried about the money and not the person? No compassion money hungry. Not enough doctors? There were a lot of people who looked like doctors..for show?I was in this er last night. I'm diabetic and I had bumped my arm so there's a oozing sore with pus and blood. I was here 12 hours in pain I had to go. So I'm taking care of it on my own.
Rating for this hospital:
WORTHLESS" - Mary

Jul 22, 2022, 12:22 AM
Geisinger - Community Medical Center: "Horrible !!!!!!! Filthy disgusting and waiting 9 hrs in the ER waiting room still not in a room yet!!!" - Jane

Jul 22, 2022, 12:22 AM
Geisinger - Community Medical Center: "Horrible !!!!!!! Filthy disgusting and waiting 9 hrs in the ER waiting room still not in a room yet!!!" - Jane

Jul 07, 2022, 9:58 PM
Geisinger - Community Medical Center: "My 93 year old father came to the ER via ambulance at 8am. At noon we were told he was being admitted and will be in room # as soon as it is ready. 8pm still waiting to be moved to his room. We were left in the ER hallway the entire time. What kind of healthcare is this? " - Carol

May 21, 2022, 7:24 PM
Geisinger - Community Medical Center: "I suppose wait times would depend on what you're there for ct scan on head was about 2 hours chest pain was significantly longer and stroke was very long " - clint

Jan 09, 2022, 12:49 AM
Geisinger - Community Medical Center: "I'd rather not" - clint

Aug 20, 2021, 5:09 PM
Geisinger - Community Medical Center: "Terrible wait times in the er department. People waiting 6 hrs to be helped, people being seen in order rather than per illness/ injury. " - Doug

Jun 13, 2016, 9:43 AM
Geisinger - Community Medical Center: "I took my wife into the ER Sunday (6/12/16). Our wait in the waiting room was less than 5 minutes, we were taken to an exam room and she was seen by an ER nurse shortly after that. Tests were promptly ordered and completed. My wife was eventually admitted.The entire process from parking to room was under 4 hours. The staff we encountered from intake ,transport, nurses, doctors an interns were all very accommodating, friendly and professional. ER visits are always stressful but this was by far the most positive and professional environment I have been exposed to. Outstanding!" - David

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