West Virginia University Hospitals Ratings
MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: (304) 598-4000
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: (304) 598-4000
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 Virginia University Hospitals save lives? 2% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.Mortality Rate | |
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Heart Attack | 15% |
Heart Failure | 11% |
Pneumonia | 13% |
Infectious Disease at West Virginia University Hospitals
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 | 188 |
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 8 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 35mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 3 hour and 16 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 3 hour and 24 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 6 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 Virginia University Hospitals
4.6
out of 5
based on 37 ratings.
37 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
Negative Patient Ratings
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
West Virginia University Hospitals Stories
Sep 04, 2023, 1:46 PM
West Virginia University Hospitals: "Have a bone infection for 3 years now after surgery. WVU is incompetent to resolve the infection and does not refer to other institutions, causing great pain, suffering, poor quality of life and continuous infusions of ineffective antibiotics. The medications are toxic to kidneys.
All attempting to keep this patient at WVU. No chance for another out of WVU facility referral to find the real cure and answers.
Poor infection prevention." - RD