Olympia Medical Center Ratings

5900 WEST OLYMPIC BOULEVARD
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (310) 657-5900

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 Olympia Medical Center save lives? 25% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate
Heart Attack	11%
Heart Failure	8%
Pneumonia	10%

Infectious Disease at Olympia 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	76
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%³	4

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 0h 10m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 35 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 50 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 50 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

Olympia Medical Center 4.45 out of 5 based on 25 ratings. 25 user reviews.

66% 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
Patients were often left in pain
Facilities are sometimes dirty

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

Olympia Medical Center Stories

Mar 24, 2023, 12:02 PM
Olympia Medical Center: "I was told this wasn’t an emergency hospital. That I cannot walk in and get help from the guy eating a sandwich at the entrance
Don’t come here" - Art

Jul 23, 2017, 1:37 PM
Olympia Medical Center: "What the hell is wrong with your telephone answering system ? I have tried multiple times pressing 0 and getting no response. That is Thoroughly unacceptable. There is nothing wrong with my telephone." - Andy

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