Medical College Of Ga Hospitals And Clinics Ratings

1120 15TH STREET
Augusta, GA 30912
Phone: (706) 721-6569

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 Medical College Of Ga Hospitals And Clinics save lives? 11% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate
Heart Attack	16%
Heart Failure	12%
Pneumonia	16%

Infectious Disease at Medical College Of Ga Hospitals And Clinics

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	76
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%³	8

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 1h 6m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 16 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 56 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 2 hour and 28 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

Medical College Of Ga Hospitals And Clinics 4.5 out of 5 based on 46 ratings. 46 user reviews.

67% of patients rate the hospital excellent

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
Facilities are sometimes dirty

Footnotes:
¹Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
²C Diff Mortality Rate
³MRSA Mortality Rate

Medical College Of Ga Hospitals And Clinics Stories

Jul 31, 2021, 7:46 PM
Medical College Of Ga Hospitals And Clinics: "Went to University prompt care and, after they evaluated me, the said I need Togo to the ER ASAP and be admitted to the hospital. They said it was very serious and couldn’t wait. I went to AU ER, they permed all the same exact tests (AU) doesn’t share records with Doctors or University, so we paid for the same tests again. After 5 hours, I had enough, asks them if my condition was life threatening when I would be admitted to the hospital and they said no. Even if it was, they had no rooms. I checked myself out & will see a doctor next week." - Cody

Jul 31, 2021, 7:46 PM
Medical College Of Ga Hospitals And Clinics: "Went to University prompt care and, after they evaluated me, the said I need Togo to the ER ASAP and be admitted to the hospital. They said it was very serious and couldn’t wait. I went to AU ER, they permed all the same exact tests (AU) doesn’t share records with Doctors or University, so we paid for the same tests again. After 5 hours, I had enough, asks them if my condition was life threatening when I would be admitted to the hospital and they said no. Even if it was, they had no rooms. I checked myself out & will see a doctor next week." - Cody

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