United Medical Center Ratings

1310 Southern Avenue Se
Washington, DC 20032
Phone: (202) 574-6611

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 United Medical Center save lives? 8% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at United Medical Center	National Average
Heart Failure	9.9%	11.8%
Pneumonia	17.9%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at United 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	7
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: 4h 31m

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: POOR

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Doctors usually communicate well with patients

Negative Patient Ratings

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

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

United Medical Center Stories

Oct 17, 2023, 5:49 PM
United Medical Center: "I have been to this Hospital multiple times due to it being close to my home. I have left in pain and all due to the wait being Soo long to get in the back and when your in the back it takes anyone over an hour to come in your room to even speak to you. My experience has been HORRIBLE EACH TIME.. The staff sits around talking an giggling not doing their jobs.. Lab work doesn't get properly put it. Doctors & Staff need better people skills cause they lack that as well walking around with attitudes. Overall I give this hospital a 0/0 if it was up to me. " - Iam

Nov 29, 2022, 3:58 AM
United Medical Center: "This place is very bad do not come here" - Dennis

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