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Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare- St Francis Ratings

3237 S 16TH ST
Milwaukee, WI 53215
Phone: (414) 647-5000

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 Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare- St Francis save lives? 3% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.
Mortality Rate
Heart Attack18%
Heart Failure10%
Pneumonia9%


Infectious Disease at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare- St Francis

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 DiseaseCases
C. Diff
Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2
44
MRSA
Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3
0


Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Time until initial exam: 0h 22m

Non-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 34 minutes

Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 31 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 32 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
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare- St Francis 4.55 out of 5 based on 44 ratings. 44 user reviews.


65% of patients rate the hospital excellent

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Nurses usually take time to communicate well
  • Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

    No consistently negative reviews



    Footnotes:
    1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
    2C Diff Mortality Rate
    3MRSA Mortality Rate



    Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare- St Francis Stories



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    May 15, 2022, 11:01 PM
    Columbia St Mary's Hospital Milwaukee: "Wait time for emergency room was very long at the lake drive location in Milwaukee. Checked in at 6:30PM. It's 10P and we are still in the waiting room. This is unacceptable for emergency room care. We've been here so long that I had to request another oxygen tank for mom as hers ran low while we are waiting. " - Anthony


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