Mecosta County Medical Center Ratings
605 OAK STREET
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: (231) 796-8691
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: (231) 796-8691
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 Mecosta County Medical Center save lives? 5% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Failure | 13% |
| Pneumonia | 12% |
Infectious Disease at Mecosta County Medical Center
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 24mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 54 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 12 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 20 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
Mecosta County Medical Center
4.7
out of 5
based on 32 ratings.
32 user reviews.
70% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Mecosta County Medical Center Stories
Mar 17, 2017, 6:08 PM
Mecosta County Medical Center: "Filthy conditions. Vomit on the floor and an unsanitized stained steel roller cart in the room with liquid and suture remains left in the room. Would not recommend this for anyone's er visit. I left without after a brief period of getting over how filthy and septic the room was and departed without authorization and went to the ER in Reed city. " - Walt
