Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Ratings

1015 Nw 22nd Avenue, W121
Portland, OR 97210
Phone: (503) 413-7682

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 Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	12.2%	12.6%
Stroke	12.3%	13.9%
Heart Failure	11%	11.8%
Pneumonia	18.3%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center

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	15
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	2

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 15m

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

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Patients often don't receive help when they request it

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Stories

Jul 22, 2022, 5:25 AM
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center: "Been waiting withvSEVERE abdominal pain for 3 hours.????”" - Jennifer

Jul 22, 2022, 3:48 AM
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center: "Been waiting withvSEVERE abdominal pain for 3 hours.????”" - Jennifer

Jun 29, 2022, 9:36 PM
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center: "Legacy good Sam and meridian park ER I tried to be seen Sunday Monday Tuesday and Wednesday all days except Wednesday I left after waitin 4-6 hours and not even be evacuated then becareful if you leave to many time the us" - Samantha-Anne

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