Lee Memorial Hospital Ratings
2776 Cleveland Ave
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: (239) 332-1111
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: (239) 332-1111
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 Lee Memorial Hospital save lives? 19% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate at Lee Memorial Hospital | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 10.3% | 12.6% |
| Stroke | 12.2% | 13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 10.2% | 11.8% |
| Pneumonia | 14.8% | 18.2% |
Infectious Disease at Lee Memorial 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 | 18 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2 | 6 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 17mPatient 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
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Patients often don't receive help when they request it
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1C Diff Mortality Rate
2MRSA Mortality Rate
Lee Memorial Hospital Stories
Jan 28, 2020, 11:38 AM
Lee Memorial Hospital: "I have visited the ER three times in under two weeks due to a serious. Ecoli infection. My average wait time has been six hours. One person in a wheel chair told me she had been here 24 hours.The waiting room is crowded and unsanitary,. Nobody wipes down the counters or the chairs. No medical professional comes into the waiting room to check on people to see if anyone needs immediate help. On a scale of 1-10 I would give the waiting area a 1. The care once a bed is available is quite good." - Pat
Jan 01, 2015, 6:52 PM
Lee Memorial Hospital: "The infection rate is so high here because they use trucks to ship sterile trays for operations from one warehouse to all hospitals. This is not standard of practice for any hospital on this earth. Normally, each hospital has their own sterile processing department, where they sterilize all instruments for the surgery department. Lee Memorial Health System has a conflict of interest with their CEO and Lee Sar which is owned by Lee Memorial's CEO's brother-in-law. The 2 of them are making billions on the medical supply industry, cutting corners and taking the lives of patients in the process." - Employee
