The Outer Banks Hospital Ratings

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Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings

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Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does The Outer Banks Hospital save lives? 11% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at The Outer Banks Hospital	National Average
Heart Failure	15.9%	11.8%
Pneumonia	17.8%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at The Outer Banks Hospital

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	0
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2	0

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 51m

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: VERY GOOD



Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

The Outer Banks Hospital Stories

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Mar 28, 2020, 3:40 PM
The Outer Banks Hospital: "triage hospital only" - Robert

Mar 02, 2020, 9:10 PM
The Outer Banks Hospital: "this hosp should be a triage facility only" - Robert

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