Wellstar Cobb Hospital Ratings
3950 AUSTELL RD
Austell, GA 30106
Phone: (770) 732-4000
Austell, GA 30106
Phone: (770) 732-4000
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 Wellstar Cobb Hospital save lives? 7% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 17% |
| Heart Failure | 12% |
| Pneumonia | 13% |
Infectious Disease at Wellstar Cobb Hospital
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 | 76 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 4 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 53mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 33 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 20 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 36 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
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
4.55
out of 5
based on 25 ratings.
25 user reviews.
67% 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
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
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Stories
Oct 04, 2023, 3:52 PM
Wellstar Cobb Hospital: "Pain in knee and hand gets kno" - Helen
Jan 25, 2020, 8:07 AM
Wellstar Cobb Hospital: "Cobb wellstar is the slowest profiling hospital that I have ever seen.im currently been sitting in room 203 with my girlfriend who has signs of appendix problems,and all they want to do is give her morphine,then basically label her a seeker for opiates,,what we want is for them to do thier damn job..been here all night,and waiting room was empty when we arrived... complete bullshit...." - Wayne
Dec 27, 2016, 10:57 AM
Wellstar Cobb Hospital: "I hate this hospital!!!!! If your people working there do not care about the work they, which is pretty freakin' important work, then they should NOT be in this industry. And they sure as hell should have more compassion and move their asses faster in the ER!!! HATE Cobb Wellstar! " - Jennifer
