Springs Memorial Hospital Ratings
800 W MEETING ST
Lancaster, SC 29720
Phone: (803) 286-1481
Lancaster, SC 29720
Phone: (803) 286-1481
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 Springs Memorial Hospital save lives? 2% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 15% |
| Heart Failure | 12% |
| Pneumonia | 13% |
Infectious Disease at Springs Memorial Hospital
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 | 12 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 0 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 22mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 1 hour and 58 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 27 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 58 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
Springs Memorial Hospital
4.55
out of 5
based on 28 ratings.
28 user reviews.
66% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Springs Memorial Hospital Stories
Jan 26, 2021, 2:18 AM
Springs Memorial Hospital: "We waited for over 8 hours in the emergency room, at 5 hours in, they finally drew blood. I’m very glad I did not have a life or death case, because the way the emergency room was being ran, the worst case senecio would have happened. " - Quenton
