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Pacific Hospital Of Long Beach Ratings

2776 PACIFIC AVE
Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone: (562) 595-1911

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 Pacific Hospital Of Long Beach save lives? 2% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Failure12%
Pneumonia12%


Infectious Disease at Pacific Hospital Of Long Beach

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 DiseaseCases
C. Diff
Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2
4
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: 1h 32m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 12 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 35 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 15 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
Pacific Hospital Of Long Beach 4.4 out of 5 based on 33 ratings. 33 user reviews.


61% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Doctors usually communicate well with patients
  • Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

  • Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
  • Patients were often left in pain




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



Pacific Hospital Of Long Beach Stories



Mar 22, 2024, 3:31 AM
: "CMH Ventura- 4 Hours and counting!! Pathetic." - Jeanne

Feb 27, 2024, 3:59 PM
: "Currently waiting 4 hours now at Kaiser Kearney Mesa. Full waiting room at 1pm." - Marina

Feb 22, 2024, 10:50 AM
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center: "2/22/2024 Been sitting in ER waiting room with my girlfriend for four (4) hours with no end in sight! " - Paul

Feb 21, 2024, 10:06 PM
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital: "5.5 hours and still waiting. 2/21/2024" - Chris

Feb 14, 2024, 6:19 AM
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park: "Arrived at 1100... waiting for 4 hrs ???? " - Iris


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