Community Hospital South. Ratings

1402 E County Line Rd S
Indianapolis, IN 46227
Phone: (317) 887-7000

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 Community Hospital South. save lives? 16% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Community Hospital South.	National Average
Heart Attack	13.4%	12.6%
Stroke	18.2%	13.9%
Heart Failure	13.3%	11.8%
Pneumonia	22.2%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Community Hospital South.

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	4
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: 3h 28m

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
Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

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

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Community Hospital South. Stories

Nov 27, 2023, 9:43 PM
Community Hospital South: "I've been here 4.5 hours and have not been seen. My BP is at stroke level and I have chest pain with loss of consciousness... " - Jessica

Mar 08, 2021, 7:06 PM
Community Hospital South: "I’ve been here since 5pm n still haven’t been seen what’s wrong with the hospital making people wait for over 3 hours" - Dorothea

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