Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Ratings

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Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings

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Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital save lives? 1% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital	National Average
Heart Attack	10.5%	12.6%
Stroke	12.6%	13.9%
Heart Failure	11.8%	11.8%
Pneumonia	21.1%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Wellspan Ephrata Community 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	4
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 28m

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



Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Stories

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Apr 29, 2023, 9:38 PM
Ephrata Community Hospital: "Is this correct right now? Normally the wait is not this long here?" - Dawn

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