St Marys Hospital Ratings
1800 E Lake Shore Dr
Decatur, IL 62521
Phone: (217) 464-2966
Decatur, IL 62521
Phone: (217) 464-2966
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 Marys Hospital save lives? 8% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate at St Marys Hospital | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 13.4% | 12.6% |
| Stroke | 12.4% | 13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 10.1% | 11.8% |
| Pneumonia | 16.3% | 18.2% |
Infectious Disease at St Marys 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 | 4 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2 | 1 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 56mSerious cases where patients are admitted wait 1 hour and 44 minutes delay before admission 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 Patient Rating: AVERAGE
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Negative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Doctors often fail to communicate with patients
- Patients often don't receive help when they request it
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1C Diff Mortality Rate
2MRSA Mortality Rate
St Marys Hospital Stories
Jan 14, 2022, 2:56 PM
St Marys Hospital: "I came to the ER for a migraine headache like I have been doing for several years. I waited 6 hrs in the waiting room and did not complain. I understand how an ER works. I use to work in one many years ago. I even asked if I could go to fast track but I was told the the nurse put me as a number 3 or 4 I don't remember and it couldn't be changed (I would've been seen a lot sooner). I would prefer to go to fast track so I don't take up a bed.
When I finally did see a doctor it had been 8hrs. since I had arrived. He was going to give me a cocktail of medicine for headaches. I told him we have tried that before and it doesn't work. I usually get a narcotic and nausea medicine. I go home, sleep and wake up without a headache. Dr. Johnson said HE personally doesn't believe in giving dilaulid because it doesn't work. This was his personal opinion. Reading the discharge notes he made it sound like I come in every week to get drugs. I don't but usually once a month.
The nurse (Lee) came in and said she was waiting on the ok from the pharmacy. I told her never mind and my husband and I were leaving. In her notes she said I aggressively took off my bp cuff and said I said "he won't give me what I want" and left. I never said anything like that and I just took off my cuff.
This was a bad experience for me but I decided that to get medicine that wasn't going to work was senseless. " - LINDA
