Penn Highlands Connellsville Ratings

401 East Murphy Avenue
Connellsville, PA 15425
Phone: (724) 628-1500

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES

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

Infectious Disease at Penn Highlands Connellsville

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 26m

Serious cases where patients are admitted wait 1 hour and 5 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

Some patients praise:

Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
Patients usually receive help when they request it

Negative Patient Ratings

Nurses often fail to communicate
Doctors often fail to communicate with patients
Facilities are sometimes dirty

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Penn Highlands Connellsville Stories

Jul 28, 2016, 12:11 AM
Highlands Hospital: "I lovehighlands. Been admitted to this hospital several times nurses all great. Doctors in er we can be touch and go but normally great experiances!!!!" - Marie

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