Long Island Jewish Medical Center Ratings

270 - 05 76th Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Phone: (718) 470-7000

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 Long Island Jewish Medical Center save lives? 17% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Long Island Jewish Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	11.9%	12.6%
Stroke	9.6%	13.9%
Heart Failure	9.2%	11.8%
Pneumonia	17.6%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Long Island Jewish 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	76
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	26

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 4h 16m

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: AVERAGE

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Doctors usually communicate well with patients
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

Long Island Jewish Medical Center Stories

Dec 18, 2025, 1:29 AM
Long Island Jewish Medical Center: "My mom came into the Emergency Room, not being able to breath and shortness of breath at 4 pm on 12/17/25. We were still waiting in the ER at 2am with hopes for a room and a device to assist with her breathing while sleeping. Horrible service from staff and the patient advocates department (Kevin)" - Ya

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