Ottawa County Health Center Ratings
215 E 8th Street
Minneapolis, KS 67467
Phone: (785) 392-2122
Minneapolis, KS 67467
Phone: (785) 392-2122
Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Infectious Disease at Ottawa County Health Center
Drug resistant bacteria are becoming a large health risk 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.| Infectious Disease | Cases |
|---|---|
| C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year1 | 0 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2 | 0 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 1h 38mSerious cases where patients are admitted wait 0 hour and 20 minutes delay before admission 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 Patient Rating: POOR
Positive Patient Ratings
No consistently positive ratingsNegative Patient Ratings
- Nurses often fail to communicate
- Doctors often fail to communicate with patients
Footnotes:
1C Diff Mortality Rate
2MRSA Mortality Rate
Ottawa County Health Center Stories
Jan 27, 2025, 11:49 PM
Saint Luke's South Hospital: "Wait time is more like 3 to 4 hrs." - Ken
Jan 27, 2025, 8:07 PM
Saint Luke's South Hospital: "Wait time is more like 3 to 4 hrs." - Ken
Jan 27, 2025, 8:07 PM
Saint Luke's South Hospital: "Wait time is more like 3 to 4 hrs." - Ken
Nov 20, 2023, 7:32 PM
St Francis Health Center Inc: "Waited 3 hrs 15” to get into room. Called back by nurse and she walked 30 ft in front of me even though I felt weak and passing out. I will see how the rest goes. Told me to get undressed and left nothing else. Not one caring gesture. I don’t want to be here either " - John
Sep 16, 2023, 1:46 AM
Lawrence Memorial Hospital: "Currently at LMH. It's been an hour since my daughter has been checked on. She has a possible blood clot in her leg after a fall. Wondering if driving to another hospital would be faster." - Jess
