Walker Baptist Medical Center Ratings
3400 HIGHWAY 78 EAST
Jasper, AL 35502
Phone: (205) 387-4000
Jasper, AL 35502
Phone: (205) 387-4000
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 Walker Baptist Medical Center save lives? 2% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 17% |
| Heart Failure | 11% |
| Pneumonia | 12% |
Infectious Disease at Walker Baptist 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 | 12 |
| 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 21mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 17 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 53 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 40 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
Walker Baptist Medical Center
4.55
out of 5
based on 32 ratings.
32 user reviews.
68% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
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
Walker Baptist Medical Center Stories
Jul 23, 2017, 10:02 PM
Walker Baptist Medical Center: "my husband was seen in WBMC ER for forearm laceration from a blade from an air conditioning unit. There was miscommunication upon our arrival that it was a chainsaw laceration. there was a COMPLETE lack of compassion from nurses and nurse practitioner, it was obvious they were disappointed that it wasn't an actual chainsaw laceration. He was given Tramadol after the xray was complete, then after the wound was cleaned and stapled ( it took 12 staples ), he was still in quite a bit of pain. I went to the nurse's desk ( after finally getting her attention, she was on her cell phone ), I asked if there was anything else that could be given for pain, she looked at me and said that it was just a small laceration and that the injections given before being stapled should have helped with the pain and that he would be discharged soon. I looked at her and said that he was not a painseeker, unfortunately, I did not get any names. when she came back in with 600mg of Ibuprofen, she proceeded to tell me how they thought he was coming in for chainsaw laceration and expecting to see his leg hanging halfway off, but when they saw his 'small' laceration, they were surprised. I am a Brookwood Baptist employee, but never let anyone know, and as usual, the ER experience I/my family have received in the company I WORK in is, again, another unpleasant experience." - bw
