Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego Ratings
4647 ZION AVE
San Diego, CA 92120
Phone: (619) 528-5000
San Diego, CA 92120
Phone: (619) 528-5000
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Emergency Services: No
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Infectious Disease at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
Drug resistant bacteria are becoming the largest health 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.While many hospitals are implementing questionable flu vaccinations1 for their employees, many fewer have as rigorous solutions for nosocomial MDR infections.
| Infectious Disease | Cases |
|---|---|
| C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 80 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 8 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 0mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 0 hour and 0 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 5 hour and 39 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 58 minutes delay before leaving to their room.
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 Rating: AVERAGE
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
4.65
out of 5
based on 41 ratings.
41 user reviews.
70% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego Stories
Dec 30, 2022, 9:41 AM
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego: "Came into Kaiser ER Clairemont at 9:30p.m. Did not get to the back area to see a doctor until 7:00am. Now waiting in the hallway of the back area. Haven’t seen a doctor yet. Wait time at Kaiser ER is about 9-10 hours maybe, could be more. " - Astrig
Mar 19, 2022, 3:55 PM
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego: "This hospital had me wait over 6 hours while I was having a stroke and pulmonary embolism. they sent me home with “dehydration” and I had to come back the next day, wait 6 + hours again. Once they *finally* did the right tests, found my stroke and embolism. Could have lost my life" - Breanne
