Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids Ratings
701 10TH STREET SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Phone: (319) 398-6011
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Phone: (319) 398-6011
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 Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids save lives? 8% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 16% |
| Heart Failure | 9% |
| Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
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 | 72 |
| 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 21mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 3 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 19 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 0 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
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
4.7
out of 5
based on 38 ratings.
38 user reviews.
77% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids Stories
Nov 22, 2022, 6:47 PM
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids: "Waited so far 3 hours to be seen for a fecal impact, it's ridiculous how they make you sit and wait because it is not considered first come first serve, not sure how you can decide who's pain may be worse then others. Get more beds mercy if you can't handle the load!" - Mercy
