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These scores are based on responses from a sample of people who received care in the emergency department at Memorial University Medical Center between July and September 2011. Patients are asked to rate the categories below using a scale of "very poor" to "very good." Each response receives a point value and we determine a mean score based on those points:
Very Poor = 0
Poor= 25
Fair = 50
Good = 75
Very Good = 100
The "peer group" represents the mean score of 67 similar hospitals.

A higher score is better. Click on each category below to see more information.


Current Scores

Overall Score

  MUMC Peer Group
Overall 80.4 84.1

Arrival

Survey Question MUMC Peer Group
Waiting time before noticed at arrival 83.6 82.8
Helpfulness of first person 83.5 86.1
Comfort of waiting area 75.5 74.2
Waiting time to treatment area 77.1 76.4
Waiting time to see doctor 72.1 75.7
Overall for arrival 78.5 79.4

Nurses

Survey Question MUMC Peer Group
Nurses were courteous 85.6 89.2
Nurses took time to listen 84.6 86.9
Nurses paid attention to your needs 84.2 86.9
Nurses were informative about treatment 77.7 83.3
Nurses' concern for your privacy 82.2 86.8
Overall for nurses 82.7 86.5

Doctors

Survey Question MUMC Peer Group
Doctors were courteous 82.6 87.9
Doctors took time to listen 76.6 86.3
Doctors were informative about treatment 76.4 84.6
Doctors' concern for your comfort 76.1 84.6
Overall for doctors 77.9 85.8

Tests

Survey Question MUMC Peer Group
Courtesy of person who took blood 83.1 88.4
Concern for your comfort during blood draw 85 86.9
Waiting time for radiology tests 80.4 80.9
Courtesy of radiology staff 88.6 89.6
Concern for your comfort during radiology test 86.1 87.8
Overall for tests 84.6 86.3

Family or Friends

Survey Question MUMC Peer Group
Courtesy shown family/friends 81.6 86.7
Adequacy of info to family/friends 78.7 84.9
Let family/friends be with you 87.3 87.9
Overall for family or friends 82.6 86.1

Personal Insurance Info

Survey Question MUMC Peer Group
Courtesy during personal insurance info 84.9 88.7
Privacy during personal insurance info 83.2 87.6
Ease giving personal insurance info 83.7 87.3
Overall for personal insurance info 83.9 87.8

Personal Issues

Survey Question MUMC Peer Group
Informed about delays 69.6 71.9
Staff cared about you as a person 78.9 84.7
How well was pain controlled 76.1 81.8
Received info about home care 82.1 85.3
Overall for personal issues 77 81.6

Overall Assessment

Survey Question MUMC Peer Group
Overall rating of ED care 79.1 85.7
Likelihood of recommending to others 81.4 83.3
Overall assessment 80.1 84.4

Yearly Trend

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