University Medical Center At Brackenridge Ratings
601 E 15TH STREET
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 324-7000
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 324-7000
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 University Medical Center At Brackenridge save lives? 2% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 16% |
Heart Failure | 11% |
Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at University Medical Center At Brackenridge
Drug resistant bacteria are becoming the largest health 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.While many hospitals are implementing questionable flu vaccinations1 for their employees, many fewer have as rigorous solutions for nosocomial MDR infections.
Infectious Disease | Cases |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 32 |
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 0 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 58mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 57 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 7 hour and 26 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 0 hour and 0 minutes delay before leaving to their room.
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 Rating: AVERAGE
University Medical Center At Brackenridge
4.65
out of 5
based on 44 ratings.
44 user reviews.
70% of patients rate the hospital excellent
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
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
University Medical Center At Brackenridge Stories
Aug 04, 2021, 9:09 AM
University Medical Center At Brackenridge: "There is a new hospital that opened a few years ago called Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas. All Brack patients were transferred there before the hospital closed? Is this the hospital you are talking about? " - Amy
Aug 04, 2021, 9:07 AM
University Medical Center At Brackenridge: "Given that this hospital was closed years ago and literally torn down this summer, I don’t see how there is a wait time. " - Amy
Feb 20, 2021, 5:40 AM
University Medical Center At Brackenridge: "Wait time is absolutely true. Hospital is completely full and there are no observation bays open. Prepare yourself for a long wait with no result unless you want a bandaid fix for $300.00.
" - Sophia