Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Ratings

1221 South Gear Avenue
West Burlington, IA 52655
Phone: (319) 768-1000

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 Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center save lives? 2% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	12.7%	12.6%
Stroke	15%	13.9%
Heart Failure	12.6%	11.8%
Pneumonia	15.3%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center

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	17
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	0

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 2h 23m

Serious cases where patients are admitted wait 1 hour and 53 minutes delay before admission 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 Patient Rating: AVERAGE

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Patients often don't receive help when they request it

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Stories

Jan 16, 2021, 9:13 AM
Great River Medical Center: "NIGHT BEFORE LAST I W2AS IN THE E.R. I CAN,T REM3EMBER THE DR. NAME BUT I KNOW YOU CAN LOOK IT UP. HE WAS THE MOST INSENTIVE, NON CAREING, ILL MANNERED, RUDE DR. I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED IN MY 78 YEARS.SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT HIM." - BRENDA

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