Ucsf Medical Center Ratings

505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2733

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 Ucsf Medical Center save lives? 25% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Ucsf Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	11.7%	12.6%
Stroke	12.3%	13.9%
Heart Failure	8%	11.8%
Pneumonia	13.1%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Ucsf 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	95
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	14

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 4h 12m

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: VERY GOOD

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Doctors usually communicate well with patients
Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

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

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Ucsf Medical Center Stories

Dec 21, 2023, 11:41 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "Over 6 hours, still waiting " - Gerti

Dec 21, 2023, 11:13 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "5 hours and 30 minutes, still waiting... " - Gerti

Dec 21, 2023, 10:42 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "Sitting here for 5 hours. Nothing happened " - Gerti

Nov 12, 2022, 11:41 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "I am in your emergency room waiting to be treated - I cut my fingers while cutting vegetables and the wound keeps bleeding. I am diabetic so I came . It has been four hours without any feedback from the front desk. I checked and they said hours. I have already had an ekg and Covid test. So I cannot leave without being charged. Some feedback will be nice. Online it says average wait time is little over 4. Madhu " - Panchadsaram

Nov 12, 2022, 11:41 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "I am in your emergency room waiting to be treated - I cut my fingers while cutting vegetables and the wound keeps bleeding. I am diabetic so I came . It has been four hours without any feedback from the front desk. I checked and they said hours. I have already had an ekg and Covid test. So I cannot leave without being charged. Some feedback will be nice. Online it says average wait time is little over 4. Madhu " - Panchadsaram

Nov 12, 2022, 11:40 PM
Ucsf Medical Center: "I am in your emergency room waiting to be treated - I cut my fingers while cutting vegetables and the wound keeps bleeding. I am diabetic so I came . It has been four hours without any feedback from the front desk. I checked and they said hours. I have already had an ekg and Covid test. So I cannot leave without being charged. Some feedback will be nice. Online it says average wait time is little over 4. Madhu " - Panchadsaram

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