West Florida Hospital Ratings
8383 N DAVIS HWY
Pensacola, FL 32514
Phone: (850) 494-4000
Pensacola, FL 32514
Phone: (850) 494-4000
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 West Florida Hospital save lives? 6% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 17% |
Heart Failure | 14% |
Pneumonia | 11% |
Infectious Disease at West Florida 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 |
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C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 32 |
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 12 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 6mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 41 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 9 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 38 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
West Florida Hospital
4.65
out of 5
based on 24 ratings.
24 user reviews.
71% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Nurses usually take time to communicate well
- Doctors usually communicate well with patients
- Pain was usually controlled for patients
Negative Patient Ratings
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
West Florida Hospital Stories
Nov 06, 2020, 12:40 AM
West Florida Hospital: "I have found this ER waiting time to be the shortest in Pensacola, Fl. Also has the best service and nicest people. The doctors actually take time to make sure u understand what they say and recommend and they pay attention when u tell them about your reason for being tgere. Love this hospital very much." - Denise
Dec 25, 2015, 9:28 PM
West Florida Hospital: "West Florida ER Pensacola,don't go unless want to die. Venomous snakebite,sent away no treatment, almost died due to their stupid nitwits . Falsifying medical records to cover atrocious behavior " - bob