Virginia Mason Medical Center Ratings

925 Seneca St
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 223-6600

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 Virginia Mason Medical Center save lives? 13% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Virginia Mason Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	11.3%	12.6%
Stroke	13.5%	13.9%
Heart Failure	10%	11.8%
Pneumonia	15.1%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Virginia Mason 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	13
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	0

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 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: AVERAGE

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Nurses usually take time to communicate well

Negative Patient Ratings

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

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Virginia Mason Medical Center Stories

Apr 28, 2023, 8:29 PM
Virginia Mason Medical Center: "Four hours have passed since they took my vitals, put me in a gown, took a chest x-ray and gave me an EKG and I’m still sitting in the ER waiting room lobby waiting. It’s a nightmare." - Kate

Feb 19, 2021, 10:56 AM
Virginia Mason Medical Center: "My mother is dead because of this hospital..mis diagnosis..stay away from this hospital and steve bayles..

Known as bayles the butcher.." - Buffie

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