Lewis County General Hospital Ratings
7785 NORTH STATE STREET
Lowville, NY 13367
Phone: (315) 376-5200
Lowville, NY 13367
Phone: (315) 376-5200
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 Lewis County General Hospital save lives? 3% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 15% |
Heart Failure | 12% |
Pneumonia | 10% |
Infectious Disease at Lewis County General 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 |
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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 35mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 2 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 40 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 43 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
Lewis County General Hospital
4.8
out of 5
based on 32 ratings.
32 user reviews.
73% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
- 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
Lewis County General Hospital Stories
Jul 23, 2022, 1:18 PM
Lewis County General Hospital: "This information is not even close to correct in the ER. Very slow to get anything started and long wait. Waited for food and drink for over an hour and they said they would call down but they said that an hour and a half ago. Care isnt bad but it's like they forget your there and don't seem to matter how long you wait. Overall I'm not impressed with the ER but the other areas of the hospital seem to be very good. Maybe it's very poor management in the ER " - Eugene