Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Ratings
7519 HOSPITAL ROAD
Gloucester, VA 23061
Phone: (804) 693-8800
Gloucester, VA 23061
Phone: (804) 693-8800
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 Riverside Walter Reed Hospital save lives? 16% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 17% |
| Heart Failure | 13% |
| Pneumonia | 15% |
Infectious Disease at Riverside Walter Reed 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 | 4 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 8 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 1h 18mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 10 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 9 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 40 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
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital
4.55
out of 5
based on 33 ratings.
33 user reviews.
62% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Stories
Dec 12, 2022, 12:45 PM
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital: "WalterReed Hospital in Gloucester, Va services is not very good I’ve taken my granddaughter on today 12/12/2022 she’s 6 months pregnant throwing up blood clots but they say her case isn’t an emergency well if that not putting harm on my granddaughter and her unborn baby I don’t know what to call it those folks there have there priority messed up this is something that the public should know this is sad!" - Tina
