Punxsutawney Area Hospital Ratings
81 HILLCREST DRIVE
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
Phone: (814) 938-1800
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
Phone: (814) 938-1800
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 Punxsutawney Area Hospital save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 16% |
| Heart Failure | 10% |
| Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at Punxsutawney Area 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 | 8 |
| 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 17mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 11 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 1 hour and 51 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 53 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
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
4.5
out of 5
based on 29 ratings.
29 user reviews.
66% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Stories
Feb 06, 2023, 1:08 AM
Punxsutawney Area Hospital: "I prohibited surgery. There was no testing done, EVER. No other options were given to me other than diagnostic, minimally invasive surgery. I didnt know the Punxsutawney Hospital surgeon was lying to me and such a thing was NOT offered by the hospital. I refused the EXACT surgery the SURGEON DID WITHOUT MY CONSENT, when prohibiting it verbally and in writing. This is trespass, assault and battery with severe disfiguration and loss of healthy anatomy that a course of antibiotics wouldve managed. The "Best Possible Care" does not take place as this hospital claims, when strictly prohibited from exposing or touching a patients intimate anatomy, violating them, removing healthy organs for the pathology lab to test after removed, and brutally and surgically imposing permanent incontinence when there was no history of even a remotely related complaint, when the patient arrived less than a week after a confirmed dx of herniated disc, (totally unrelated body part) and only wanting a CT SCAN on their way to work. This was RAPE and brutal mutilation and permanent disfigurement. Caution when told - "Youll die in 72 hours if you dont stay." Rather, you'll awaken wishing you had." - Margo
