Verde Valley Medical Center Ratings
269 SOUTH CANDY LANE
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Phone: (928) 639-6000
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Phone: (928) 639-6000
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 Verde Valley Medical Center save lives? 10% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 20% |
| Heart Failure | 10% |
| Pneumonia | 13% |
Infectious Disease at Verde Valley 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 |
|---|---|
| C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 0 |
| 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 26mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 29 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 2 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 37 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
Verde Valley Medical Center
4.65
out of 5
based on 30 ratings.
30 user reviews.
74% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Verde Valley Medical Center Stories
Aug 01, 2023, 12:10 AM
Verde Valley Medical Center: "The ER at VVMC has got to be one of the slowest. Took my wife there today(7-31-23) at 3:30 for an incision that was leaking fluid. 41/2 hours later we were still waiting in the waiting room, yet the 5-6 other people without life threatening symptoms that came in AFTER us were taken to a room. This is an ongoing problem as they have 1 doctor on duty at any given time. A few years ago I observed the one on duty playing video games on the desktop computer and we were waiting to be discharged after several hours in the ER. Someone needs to take charge and get a couple maybe 3 doctors for the ER in the only hospital in the Verde Valley. Also tonight an older lady in a wheelchair was never seen. She ended up leaving but was brought back by the Police as she got off property and slumped over on her motorized wheelchair and someone called 911. She was there before us and was there as we left. She was in a lot of pain it seemed. Hopefully someone will start looking into the situation at this ER. They need help.....BADLY" - Paul
Jul 19, 2020, 11:58 PM
Verde Valley Medical Center: "this is insane, my daughter is in so much pain, pretty sure she fractured her knee cap and still waiting been here for over 2 hours, while she is crying " - Ashley
