Mclaren Northern Michigan Ratings

416 Connable Ave
Petoskey, MI 49770
Phone: (231) 487-4000

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 Mclaren Northern Michigan save lives? 7% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Mclaren Northern Michigan	National Average
Heart Attack	11.9%	12.6%
Stroke	12.8%	13.9%
Heart Failure	11%	11.8%
Pneumonia	17.1%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Mclaren Northern Michigan

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	1

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 8m

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

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

Mclaren Northern Michigan Stories

Jun 14, 2017, 7:37 PM
Mclaren - Northern Michigan: "Mom passed away on June 6 today called Funeral Home my mom is still not been cremated and it is now the 14th and McLaren claimed there was a mix-up with a paperwork and that is 8 Days Later so cremation had not took him place how would they feel if that was their parent total disregard for honoring your loved one professional I think not" - Brian

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