Knox Community Hospital Ratings
1330 COSHOCTON ROAD
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Phone: (740) 393-9000
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Phone: (740) 393-9000
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 Knox Community Hospital save lives? 13% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 16% |
| Heart Failure | 15% |
| Pneumonia | 12% |
Infectious Disease at Knox Community Hospital
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 | 0 |
| 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 38mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 12 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 2 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 30 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
Knox Community Hospital
4.65
out of 5
based on 26 ratings.
26 user reviews.
68% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
- 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
Knox Community Hospital Stories
Feb 26, 2020, 1:08 PM
Knox Community Hospital: "It is sad....my husband had chest pain and abnormal lipid levels. Even though we have insurance, KCH would not agree to perform a stress test on him until he paid 1500.00. It sounds that the financial portion of the vision statement is more emphasized than the mission and value statement!" - Tess
Nov 08, 2018, 9:12 AM
Knox Community Hospital: "Complete and total incompetence. My teen's KCH lab bloodwork results for intense abdominal pain was allegedly "normal" and he was sent home but when our doc looked at the bloodwork results from KCH lab, three measures of inflammation and infection were marked as "HIGH" in the very report. The Physician's Assistant who treated my son (no MD saw him) looked straight in my eyes and said the bloodwork was normal. I can't tell you how furious I am. I was already reluctant to use KCH based on past experiences, but I thought at the very least that staff could read a lab report that says "High." I guess my optimism was misplaced. This kind of problem cannot be fixed. I'm done." - Michelle
