St Joseph Medical Center Ratings
1000 CARONDELET DR
Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: (816) 942-4000
Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: (816) 942-4000
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 St Joseph Medical Center save lives? 10% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 18% |
| Heart Failure | 11% |
| Pneumonia | 14% |
Infectious Disease at St Joseph 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 | 24 |
| 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 29mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 30 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 46 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 36 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
St Joseph Medical Center
4.5
out of 5
based on 27 ratings.
27 user reviews.
64% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
St Joseph Medical Center Stories
Jan 03, 2022, 6:34 PM
St Joseph Medical Center: "Husband arrived at 10 am - he was Covid positive Dr. sent him because his o2 stats remained in the 80's - he needed oxygen and fluids - he is 74 yrs. old - Heredity Heart disease 2 Quads and 11 stents. After 3 hrs. in waiting room - took him to another area because he was Covid - he was placed in a cold area without any blanket. He remained another 3 hrs without obtaining any oxygen or fluids - he gave up - returned home in much worse shape. I work in health care I understand the stress the Drs. and Nurses are under. But he needed medical care within a timely period not 6 hrs later. The hospital should have closed to receiving additional ambulances until they could get a grip on those they had sitting for needed treatment . 28 ER rooms all full and only 1 patient moved in 6 hrs. Please lord I pray for help." - C
