Broward Health Medical Center Ratings

1600 S Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone: (954) 355-4400

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 Broward Health Medical Center save lives? 9% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Broward Health Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	12%	12.6%
Stroke	15.4%	13.9%
Heart Failure	10.7%	11.8%
Pneumonia	13.7%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Broward Health 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	13
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	9

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 18m

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 ratings

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
Facilities are sometimes dirty

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Broward Health Medical Center Stories

Jul 03, 2022, 2:01 AM
Broward Health Medical Center: "By far the longest wait of any emergency room you will go to in Broward county. The help is very matter-of-fact and nonchalant. You will not be seen at all timely. Your pain is not their concern. It is very impersonal. They will not go through any lengths to make your state any better.. This is probably my third time coming here. Any other hospital will see you and release you at least. At the very least twice as fast. As this hospital will even take you into the back. " - Alain

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