Swedish American Hospital Ratings
1401 East State Street
Rockford, IL 61104
Phone: (815) 968-4400
Rockford, IL 61104
Phone: (815) 968-4400
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 Swedish American Hospital save lives? 7% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate at Swedish American Hospital | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 12.8% | 12.6% |
| Stroke | 17% | 13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 10.2% | 11.8% |
| Pneumonia | 20.6% | 18.2% |
Infectious Disease at Swedish American 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 | 33 |
| 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 52mPatient 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
Swedish American Hospital Stories
Sep 19, 2022, 4:07 PM
Swedish American Hospital: "Awful ER. Not enough seating. Sick people are having to stand!!!!! Been here 4 hours and stay still in waiting room. Elderly an next to me is vomiting blood yet they don’t put him in a room. So sad. Homeless people allowed to roam around waiting room swearing, yelling etc. not good when u are not well. NO hospital should be run like this!!!!!! Shameful and disgusting treatment of people, " - Merle
May 26, 2022, 9:06 AM
Swedish American Hospital: "1.5 hour to get blood drawn and ekg. Next6 hours nothing. When I left at 130 in morning there were 4 in waiting room and 6 behind counter having a grand Ole time. Ask for an update or when I may see a dr they were so rude and condescending. Will never go back" - Daniel
Feb 12, 2017, 11:40 PM
Swedish American Hospital: "Swedish American ER is worst in Country hands down
Consistently show that they don't care over and over " - Allison
