Upstate Carolina Medical Center Ratings
1530 N LIMESTONE ST
Gaffney, SC 29340
Phone: (864) 487-4271
Gaffney, SC 29340
Phone: (864) 487-4271
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 Upstate Carolina Medical Center save lives? 1% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 15% |
Heart Failure | 11% |
Pneumonia | 14% |
Infectious Disease at Upstate Carolina Medical Center
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 | 4 |
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 28mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 0 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 19 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 13 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
Upstate Carolina Medical Center
4.3
out of 5
based on 34 ratings.
34 user reviews.
62% 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
Upstate Carolina Medical Center Stories
Apr 01, 2024, 12:33 AM
Lexington Medical Center: "This hospital is a fucking joke . It claims to be one of the best but it's standards are as average as a hospital from the damn 80s. To be sitting in the emergency room for 6 hours to never be seen with chest pains possible heart attack is ridiculous. This sorry ass facility could care less if you died. I wouldn't recommend this garbage ass hospital to anyone sad that Richland's little ol hospital is way quicker they need to level Lexington hospital and put a damn McDonald's there bc you'll get better service fuck you Lexington county hospital y'all trash of the state..." - Phillip
Mar 22, 2024, 3:05 PM
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center: "My wife came in with serious back problems can't move right leg and in bad pain. We have been waiting for over 2 hrs and staff just doesn't care. We are from Mooresville NC and have never had to wait in a emergency room for over 39 min, in Mooresville or Charlotte. " - Don
Dec 12, 2023, 8:55 PM
Waccamaw Community Hospital: "Have been here 4hr now
Last time wanted 6" - Philip
Dec 01, 2023, 11:12 PM
: "Been here at mcleod emergency room in florence since 3:53pm with NY husband who has severe abdominal pain, and leg pain and numbness and tingling in his shoulder. Scared it's his appendix and have been in the waiting room waiting for 7 hours. It's currently 11:11pm .. never had such a horrible experience at this hospital before " - Anonymous
Sep 19, 2023, 10:19 AM
Lexington Medical Center: "These times are false! Wait time yesterday to even be seen over 7 hours! Triage is a joke! " - Cathy