Lutheran Medical Center Ratings

8300 W 38th Ave
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Phone: (303) 425-4500

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 Lutheran Medical Center save lives? 3% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Lutheran Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	12.2%	12.6%
Stroke	14.4%	13.9%
Heart Failure	12.2%	11.8%
Pneumonia	19.6%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Lutheran 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	14
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	3

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 53m

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

Lutheran Medical Center Stories

Nov 02, 2023, 11:40 PM
Exempla Lutheran Medical Center: "Don’t come here for an emergency you sit an die for no less than 6 hours. They don’t give two shits, but they sure will let you know what you owe quickly Screw this place " - Non

Nov 02, 2023, 7:29 PM
Exempla Lutheran Medical Center: "Don’t come here for an emergency you sit an die for no less than 6 hours. They don’t give two shits, but they sure will let you know what you owe quickly Screw this place " - Non

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