Tift Regional Medical Center Ratings
901 E 18th Street
Tifton, GA 31793
Phone: (229) 382-7120
Tifton, GA 31793
Phone: (229) 382-7120
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 Tift Regional Medical Center save lives? 4% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate at Tift Regional Medical Center | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 15.2% | 12.6% |
| Stroke | 13.3% | 13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 11% | 11.8% |
| Pneumonia | 19.2% | 18.2% |
Infectious Disease at Tift Regional Medical Center
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 | 25 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2 | 2 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 4h 29mPatient 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
Tift Regional Medical Center Stories
Jul 09, 2017, 3:47 PM
Tift Regional Medical Center: "My sister and I took my 90 year old Dad into the ER for pain and still waiting after 2 hrs and he's still complaining of pain. Where's the compassion and care? The ER is rough and slow." - Cheryl
Oct 10, 2015, 12:43 AM
Tift Regional Medical Center: "Tift Regional Medical Center - Tifton, GA By far the worst experience I have had in my 67 years. Nurse told me to shut up. I asked her for assistance in getting my clothes for discharge and she said "get your own dam clothes" and went out and slammed the door. I feel trying to get to my clothes (had a fall risk plastic orange bracelet on). I am not suffering terribly from the fall and it is so terrible that the doctors in Tifton say that they haven.t the expertise to help me and I now travel to Valdosta for treatment and doctors there think I will need a shoulder replacement in the near future." - M
