Sharon Regional Health System Ratings

740 East State Street
Sharon, PA 16146
Phone: (724) 983-3911

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 Sharon Regional Health System save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Sharon Regional Health System	National Average
Heart Attack	14.1%	12.6%
Stroke	14.5%	13.9%
Heart Failure	9.8%	11.8%
Pneumonia	15.2%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Sharon Regional Health System

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	6
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	2

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 2h 54m

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: BELOW AVERAGE

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Doctors usually communicate well with patients

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Nurses often fail to communicate
Patients often don't receive help when they request it
Facilities are sometimes dirty
Rooms were often noisy at night

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Sharon Regional Health System Stories

Jan 04, 2023, 2:11 AM
Sharon Regional Health System: "12/2022 Er wait time is well over 3-4 hours to be seen on average. 5-7 hours total if discharged with no blood work or tests. It Is first come first serve regardless of symptoms including bleeding, breathing or age. Took our 9 month old in because she partially ingested a unknown pill in a new home we were cleaning. Poison control advised seeking immediate care as it resembled blood pressure and pain med. We sat in waiting room 3.5 hours before vitals were taken.
11/2021 Previously I was experiencing mild to heavy bleeding during pregnancy due to rh factor sat in waiting room 6 hours afraid I was having a miscarriage, which I had to get a shot and I was basically starting to “kick out baby”. " - Sharon

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