Island Hospital 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 Island Hospital save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Island Hospital	National Average
Stroke	13.9%	13.9%
Heart Failure	10.7%	11.8%
Pneumonia	17.3%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Island 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	0
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2	0

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 25m

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: VERY GOOD



Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Island Hospital Stories

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Mar 30, 2021, 11:43 PM
Island Hospital: "We checked Inn at 5:20 p.m. it is now 8:42 p.m. still waiting this is crazy might be a new record for waiting times all she needs is 3 stitches on her thumb" - Tracy

Jun 28, 2016, 11:17 PM
Island Hospital: "Very dissatisfied. Never poked their head in once in over 2 hours. Serious lack of concern. No communication. This visit was for something acute and serious. Won't be going back there!" - Mary

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