Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Ratings
374 Stockholm Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Phone: (718) 963-7272
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Phone: (718) 963-7272
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 Wyckoff Heights Medical Center save lives? 3% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 11.8% | 12.6% |
| Stroke | 14% | 13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 11.9% | 11.8% |
| Pneumonia | 20.8% | 18.2% |
Infectious Disease at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
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 | 16 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2 | 1 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 4h 0mSerious cases where patients are admitted wait 0 hour and 27 minutes delay before admission 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 Patient Rating: AVERAGE
Positive Patient Ratings
No consistently positive ratingsNegative Patient Ratings
- Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
- Nurses often fail to communicate
- Doctors often fail to communicate with patients
- Patients often don't receive help when they request it
- Facilities are sometimes dirty
Footnotes:
1C Diff Mortality Rate
2MRSA Mortality Rate
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Stories
Sep 09, 2016, 2:52 PM
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center: "I went there for a fever that I had back in 1987 and they took forever to see me and I did have a very high fever but it seems like they never cared " - Esther
