Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Ratings

25825 SOUTH VERMONT AVENUE
Harbor City, CA 90710
Phone: (310) 517-6441

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 Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay save lives? 8% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate
Heart Failure	11%

Infectious Disease at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay

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	44
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%³	0

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 0h 0m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 0 hour and 0 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 4 hour and 28 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 - South Bay 4.7 out of 5 based on 41 ratings. 41 user reviews.

75% 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

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help

Footnotes:
¹Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
²C Diff Mortality Rate
³MRSA Mortality Rate

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Stories

Apr 15, 2024, 12:49 AM
Los Angeles Community Hospital: "Waited over 11 to be treated" - nayeli

Apr 13, 2024, 2:11 AM
Los Angeles Community Hospital: "Waited over 11 to be treated" - nayeli

Mar 22, 2024, 3:31 AM
: "CMH Ventura- 4 Hours and counting!! Pathetic." - Jeanne

Feb 27, 2024, 3:59 PM
: "Currently waiting 4 hours now at Kaiser Kearney Mesa. Full waiting room at 1pm." - Marina

Feb 22, 2024, 10:50 AM
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center: "2/22/2024 Been sitting in ER waiting room with my girlfriend for four (4) hours with no end in sight! " - Paul

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