Beebe Medical Center Ratings

424 Savannah Rd
Lewes, DE 19958
Phone: (302) 645-3300

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 Beebe Medical Center save lives? 4% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Beebe Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	12.8%	12.6%
Stroke	13.6%	13.9%
Heart Failure	12.2%	11.8%
Pneumonia	15.9%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Beebe 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	12
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: 2h 46m

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

Some patients praise:

Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Doctors usually communicate well with patients

Negative Patient Ratings

Staff doesn't respond quickly when patients need help
Patients often don't receive help when they request it
Facilities are sometimes dirty

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Beebe Medical Center Stories

Feb 08, 2023, 7:39 PM
Beebe Medical Center: "I'm still too annoyed to call and tell my story.jan 20th went to er 5 hrs. Sent home. Felt worse. Went back 21st 6 hrs told to go home again.wow waited 3 days later called my primary care and told my story. I was told to go to any other er than beebes. My primary care is a beebe dr. Went to bayhealth in milford. Took 3 days in er. But I wouldn't quit something had to be done . Severe pain. After 3 days got an endoscopy of my stomach. Had an ulcer blocking my dudeam.very sad state of beebe hospital er." - Michael

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