Phoenix Children's Hospital Ratings

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

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Infectious Disease at Phoenix Children's 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	0
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: 0h 0m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 0 hour and 0 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 0 hour and 0 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 0 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: POOR

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

Phoenix Children's Hospital Stories

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Dec 06, 2022, 12:31 AM
Phoenix Children's Hospital: "Checked in six hours ago with a suspected brain bleed and was just now told it will be another five and a hold hours. (2 yo bleeding from ear and nose)

Please send recommendations for lawyers and funerary services." - Kaladin

Nov 18, 2022, 2:11 AM
Phoenix Children's Hospital: "Phoenix Children’s 11/17; checked in at 3pm and still waiting in the lobby at its midnight." - Ashley

Mar 15, 2021, 6:04 AM
Phoenix Children's Hospital: "Life back pain" - Christopher

Apr 16, 2019, 4:51 AM
Phoenix Children's Hospital: "We went to PXH urgent care at 7:30 PM. They sent us to the main ER dor appendicitis symptoms. 5 hours later we are still in the lobby. All they did for triage was cursory basic vitals. I like PCH, but the ER is awful." - Still

Dec 09, 2017, 7:52 AM
Phoenix Children's Hospital: "We had to come to Phoenix Children’s Hospital ER because my daughter hurt her foot.. we got to the hospital at 2:30am and it will is now 5:47 am. An we are still here waiting in this freezing waiting room. I had high rating for this hospital in the past but now that changed from 5 stars to 1 star. Very, very displeased.... very!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never again will I come to Phoenix Children’s hospital Er unless It was the only hospital
That is available and it was a matter of life and death for my child." - Shiki

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