North Carolina Baptist Hospital Ratings
MEDICAL CENTER BOULEVARD
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Phone: (336) 716-2011
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Phone: (336) 716-2011
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 North Carolina Baptist Hospital save lives? 9% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 16% |
Heart Failure | 12% |
Pneumonia | 14% |
Infectious Disease at North Carolina Baptist Hospital
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 |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 276 |
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 44 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 27mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 36 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 58 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 52 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
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
4.6
out of 5
based on 34 ratings.
34 user reviews.
77% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Stories
Aug 20, 2017, 4:14 AM
North Carolina Baptist Hospital: "I went to the nc babysit hospital emergency room recently for severe lower abdominal pain I asked the doctor when I first saw him to please not send me home the way I am I told them I had hernia surgery and that's where the pain was i told them it felt like I was being torn apart well they did their tests ct scan ultrasound came back and told me they couldn't find anything wrong and sent me home knowing I was still hurting and with nothing for the pain when I got home I laid in bed for two days in pain it was on the weekend if you can't turn to your local er where do you turn to well on the third day the repaired hernia ripped apart it was tearing me apart thanks a lot babtist hospital " - Gray