Seattle Children's Hospital Ratings
4800 Sand Point Way Ne, Po Box C-5371
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 987-2000
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 987-2000
Hospital Type: Childrens
Emergency Services: YES
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Infectious Disease at Seattle Children's Hospital
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 | Not Available |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2 | Not Available |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 0h 0mPatient 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
No consistently positive ratingsNegative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Nurses often fail to communicate
- Doctors often fail to communicate with patients
- Patients often don't receive help when they request it
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1C Diff Mortality Rate
2MRSA Mortality Rate
Seattle Children's Hospital Stories
Nov 29, 2022, 5:02 AM
Seattle Children's Hospital: "7 hours so far at Seattle Children's. Still not in for six months old with RSV. " - Justin
Nov 08, 2022, 9:50 PM
Seattle Children's Hospital: "Last three times the dr sent my child to childrens as a reference to a condition we waited 4to6 hours! Before getting into a room. This is with having an issue she was sent from her dr there to check. Also with other factors she should never have waited so long. They took kids with sniffles before her!" - Baile
