Shelby Baptist Medical Center Ratings
1000 FIRST STREET NORTH
Alabaster, AL 35007
Phone: (205) 620-8100
Alabaster, AL 35007
Phone: (205) 620-8100
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 Shelby Baptist Medical Center save lives? 4% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 16% |
Heart Failure | 14% |
Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at Shelby Baptist Medical Center
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 |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 20 |
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 4 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 30mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 20 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 5 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 25 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
Shelby Baptist Medical Center
4.6
out of 5
based on 32 ratings.
32 user reviews.
72% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
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
Shelby Baptist Medical Center Stories
Jul 26, 2021, 9:49 PM
Shelby Baptist Medical Center: "Wait time in ER is horrendous. Took 6 hours and my wife ended up having internal bleeding by the time they finally saw her. I watched an elderly woman with a TIA stroke wait for over 2 hours. Do not go here. Drive to another hospital." - Robert
Sep 12, 2017, 12:08 AM
Shelby Baptist Medical Center: "i am currently in Shelby Baptist,and have received exceptional care, not only from my doctors but the entire staff. Shelby provides a Christian environment,and do there best to make it feel like home. This is my second extended stay here and I feel compelled to share how well I have been treated. Special thanks to my nurses,Leslie,Katherine,Mitzy,and Sam thankyou and God bless " - austin