Wakemed, Cary Hospital Ratings

1900 Kildare Farm Road
Cary, NC 27518
Phone: (919) 350-2550

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 Wakemed, Cary Hospital save lives? 3% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

Mortality Rate at Wakemed, Cary HospitalNational Average
Heart Attack13.4%12.6%
Stroke13.1%13.9%
Heart Failure11.7%11.8%
Pneumonia16.7%18.2%



Infectious Disease at Wakemed, Cary Hospital

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 DiseaseCases
C. Diff
Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year1
1
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 16m



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
  • Doctors usually communicate well with patients

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



Wakemed, Cary Hospital Stories



Jul 17, 2023, 7:19 PM
Wakemed, Cary Hospital: "I am touring international unfortunately attacked by Flu-variant of rare kind How well they are taking care of me like own family They pulled me out of danger very deftly Top class pulmonary team The responses of Doctors and nursing staff world class will update further DGN Sarma" - Dendukuri


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