Spartanburg Medical Center Ratings
101 E Wood St
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone: (864) 560-6554
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone: (864) 560-6554
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 Spartanburg Medical Center save lives? 17% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate at Spartanburg Medical Center | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 14.1% | 12.6% |
| Stroke | 17.7% | 13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 15% | 11.8% |
| Pneumonia | 21.6% | 18.2% |
Infectious Disease at Spartanburg 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 | 37 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2 | 18 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 16mPatient 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:- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Patients often don't receive help when they request it
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1C Diff Mortality Rate
2MRSA Mortality Rate
Spartanburg Medical Center Stories
Mar 22, 2024, 3:05 PM
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center: "My wife came in with serious back problems can't move right leg and in bad pain. We have been waiting for over 2 hrs and staff just doesn't care. We are from Mooresville NC and have never had to wait in a emergency room for over 39 min, in Mooresville or Charlotte. " - Don
Apr 05, 2016, 8:23 PM
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center: "You wait forever and don't see any patients leave. Maybe one per hour and there are like 11 people standing around or sitting behind a computer. Go to the minute clinic. Regional sucks. " - T
