Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Ratings

112 North Seventh Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Phone: (717) 267-3000

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 Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital save lives? 6% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital	National Average
Heart Attack	11.7%	12.6%
Stroke	14.5%	13.9%
Heart Failure	12.9%	11.8%
Pneumonia	21%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Wellspan Chambersburg 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 Disease	Cases
C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year¹	7
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	3

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 12m

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
Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

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

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Stories

Mar 11, 2021, 10:21 AM
Chambersburg Hospital: "Although the wait time app not updated, we only waited approx 10 min for triage, seen by a Pa in less than 15 min, home within one hour. Excellant service!" - Darlene

Jul 05, 2018, 7:38 PM
Chambersburg Hospital: "Very slow and inefficient. Drs. Young and learning and do not know what they are doing" - Debbie

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