T J Samson Community Hospital Ratings

1301 North Race Street
Glasgow, KY 42141
Phone: (270) 651-4159

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 T J Samson Community Hospital save lives? 4% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at T J Samson Community Hospital	National Average
Heart Attack	13.7%	12.6%
Stroke	14.1%	13.9%
Heart Failure	11.8%	11.8%
Pneumonia	19.4%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at T J Samson Community 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	1
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	0

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 42m

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

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Patients often don't receive help when they request it
Facilities are sometimes dirty

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

T J Samson Community Hospital Stories

Jul 10, 2022, 1:39 AM
T J Samson Community Hospital: "Does not advocate for patients, does not listen to patients request and or health care needs. Does not have any bed side manner nor professionalism. Lacks human decency and compassion. Would be better suited for retirement. Tj samson needs to bring this rural community health care for the 21st century and provide continuing education rather than mortality rate increases." - Tracy

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