Palm Bay Hospital Ratings

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Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings

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Infectious Disease at Palm Bay 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
C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2	12
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 26m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 36 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 47 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 2 hour and 27 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

71% of patients rate the hospital excellent



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

Palm Bay Hospital Stories

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Jul 22, 2021, 1:05 AM
Palm Bay Hospital: "It seems like they want you to leave before you get seen. 3+ hours and still in waiting room. People coming out but no one is being called." - Carey

Dec 04, 2016, 10:08 PM
Palm Bay Hospital: "My fiance's initial treatment was excellent. They did labs and scans within a hour and found nothing. However, she had similar symptoms back in 1988 and tried to share this information with the staff. She brought her medical papers and no one wanted to even quickly look at them. After all the diagnostic testing came back negative she was discharged. Her symptoms were unchanged and they pretty much just said to see your primary care doctor. I do not believe a hospital should discharge a patient without a proper diagnosis and treatment plan. She has pain on her right side and can barely walk without getting out of breath. I stepped in to the Emergency room to get her and she was walking alone while at least a dozen staff stood by oblivious to her situation. I asked why she is being discharged when she is in pain and having difficulty breathing. I got blank stares. I have been in Brevard county for six years and I can honestly say that the medical treatment here is in my experience, inferior to the hospitals in New England. What is the protocol when a patient goes to the ER and is released with no diagnosis and treatment plan??" - Peter

Feb 23, 2016, 1:19 PM
Palm Bay Hospital: "The ER doctor diagnosed my sister with pneumonia but when she said she can't afford the medication the doctor pretty much said tough luck. The same doctor said the numbness in my hand was do to a pinched nerve in my elbow and sent me home with no tests done at all. Turns out I have a neck injury and need surgery. They don't take the time to properly care for patients. The physicians assistants name is Stephanie." - Mallory

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