Sparks Regional Medical Center Ratings
1001 TOWSON AVENUE
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: (501) 441-4000
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: (501) 441-4000
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 Sparks Regional Medical Center save lives? 11% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 17% |
| Heart Failure | 14% |
| Pneumonia | 12% |
Infectious Disease at Sparks Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 41mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 17 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 53 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 56 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: BELOW AVERAGE
Sparks Regional Medical Center
4.1
out of 5
based on 33 ratings.
33 user reviews.
58% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Patients were often left in pain
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Sparks Regional Medical Center Stories
Jul 17, 2017, 5:37 PM
Sparks Regional Medical Center: "It's been 2 hrs from arrival time to the back to the first contact now waiting on the next run. I expect it will take another 54 min to get the help out of this dirty place. " - Wes
May 15, 2017, 9:16 PM
Sparks Regional Medical Center: "Did well with my son when he was born this nurses and staff were excellent with him but now possibly having a miscarriage when do ultrasound look at the test for 30 seconds 30 seconds is a nope you're not been bleeding for 2-3 days and won't do crap think they're the worst possible nobody should have their baby or have their children there" - Mary
