Yuma Regional Medical Center Ratings
2400 South Avenue A
Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone: (928) 336-7600
Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone: (928) 336-7600
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 Yuma Regional Medical Center save lives? 12% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate at Yuma Regional Medical Center | National Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 14.6% | 12.6% |
| Stroke | 17.1% | 13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 11.9% | 11.8% |
| Pneumonia | 20.7% | 18.2% |
Infectious Disease at Yuma Regional 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 | 31 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2 | 2 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 4h 17mPatient 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
Some patients praise:- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
Negative 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
Footnotes:
1C Diff Mortality Rate
2MRSA Mortality Rate
Yuma Regional Medical Center Stories
Aug 26, 2022, 8:48 PM
Yuma Regional Medical Center: "Four hours? They would be great! It’s more like 8 hours!!! " - Rae
Oct 04, 2016, 1:17 PM
Yuma Regional Medical Center: "I was in ER then moved to rehab hospital and I got C-Diff, doc at
rehab hospital diagnosed and treated the c-diff. it was not fun." - lynn
Aug 31, 2016, 8:50 PM
Yuma Regional Medical Center: "Worst emergency dept. everytine i am unfortunately there its 5-8 hrs
Today is no dufferent 5 hrs and still going was 4 ahead of me 5 hrs later still 4 a head of me . What a terriblebrcperiencebee need to quit building on this hospitsl and build more hospitals this isnunacceptable" - Patty
