St Cloud Hospital Ratings

1406 6th Ave North
Saint Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: (320) 255-5661

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 St Cloud Hospital save lives? 16% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at St Cloud Hospital	National Average
Heart Attack	12.9%	12.6%
Stroke	11.2%	13.9%
Heart Failure	9%	11.8%
Pneumonia	15.7%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at St Cloud Hospital

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	69
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	3

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 52m

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

St Cloud Hospital Stories

Apr 25, 2017, 5:34 PM
St Cloud Hospital: "We have been waiting in the emergency waiting room for over 3 hours with no sign of getting in to see a doctor. This is ridiculous! We will never come here again!" - Anonymous

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