Emergency Departments in Novato , CA

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Friday, March 12, 2010

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Emergency Departments in Novato, CA and Nearby

Few of us are well prepared to respond even to the mildest medical crisis. Having some first aid skills will help, but just as important is to know whom to call, what to say, and where the patient should go. That is what this article is about, including ratings of the emergency departments at area hospitals.

From Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Name	Number of ratings	Did firm receive a checkmark for urgent cases where the needed treatment is... ()		What percent of customers rated firm "good," "very good," or "excellent" on our survey for "overall performance"	Desirability score from doctors for...
			simple	complex		minor injuries	major injuries
1.	Novato Community Hospital 180 Rowland Way Novato, CA 415-209-1300	38 ratings	How does "Novato Community Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Novato , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	California Pacific Medical Center--Pacific Campus 2333 Buchanan St San Francisco, CA 415-563-4321	106 ratings	How does "California Pacific Medical Center--Pacific Campus" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Novato , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Alta Bates Summit Medical Center--Ashby Campus 2450 Ashby Ave Berkeley, CA 510-204-4444	175 ratings	How does "Alta Bates Summit Medical Center--Ashby Campus" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Novato , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Alta Bates Summit Medical Center--Summit Campus 350 Hawthorne Ave Oakland, CA 510-655-4000	40 ratings	How does "Alta Bates Summit Medical Center--Summit Campus" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Novato , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland 747 52nd St Oakland, CA 510-428-3000	35 ratings	How does "Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Novato , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	California Pacific Medical Center--Davies Castro & Duboce Sts San Francisco, CA 415-565-6000	31 ratings	How does "California Pacific Medical Center--Davies" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Novato , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Alameda Hospital 2070 Clinton Ave Alameda, CA 510-522-3700	50 ratings	How does "Alameda Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Novato , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Alameda County Medical Center--Highland Campus 1411 E 31st St Oakland, CA 510-437-4800	12 ratings	How does "Alameda County Medical Center--Highland Campus" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Novato , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Emergency Rooms

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Emergency Rooms Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Emergency Rooms.

Subscriber from PINOLE, CA wrote Another Er: Horrible care!!! I've been there twice in the past year and both times received substandard..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Er: The few times we've been in, we've had to wait a long time, but they..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Er: Emergency room service for CHILDREN seems much better than for adults........
Subscriber from CASTRO VALLEY, CA wrote Another Er: Great, helpful staff. Too busy to be seen quickly........
Subscriber from SAN MATEO, CA wrote Another Er: Billing problems. Emergency room was "in network", attending physician was not. What is a patient..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, AR wrote Another Er: I had two experiences this year. They were everything you could want in a emergency..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Er: Very slow to discharge after doctor agreed to let me go. It shouldn't take that..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Er: chest pain evaluated. speedy follow up arranged. superior service........
Subscriber from PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Er: exceptionally quick service for my mother. very patient with her........
Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote Another Er: We had (unfortunately) three trips to the ER with my child this year. In each..........
Subscriber from SARATOGA, CA wrote Another Er: was imfor pneumonia was very well treated however cost for 2 nights $32000.......
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Er: My parents have gone to the Emergency Room several times and they received very good..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Er: Went in with a bleeding head injury on a mid weekday night and it took..........
Subscriber from LIVERMORE, CA wrote Another Er: Nice, but billing sucks. Sometimes takesover a year for the bill to arrive. They use..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Er: I have very good memories of when I stayed for several days after our daughter..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Er: Kaiser has its flaws like any large institution, but it's the model for the way..........
Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote Another Er: Wait time for upper respiratory infection was 7 hours from time in to time out...........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: just fabulous, they took great care of my child when he was sick.......
Subscriber from DALY CITY, CA wrote Another Er: Emergency room doctor treated me like I actually understood stuff,(which i did) instead of being..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Er: overcrowded, VERY long waiting time, VERY long checkout time, overworked nurses with too many patients...........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Have been here twice in the last few years and it has been great!.......
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Er: POOR.......
Subscriber from MORAGA, CA wrote Another Er: Visited ER on primary care doctor's back-up doctor's recommendation - had a significant vertigo attack...........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Er: I had to wait a couple of hours to be seen on a Wednesday night..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Er: One of the better Kaiser hospitals and clinics........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Er: These people really know what they're doing. I was hit by an auto while on..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Over 40 years of adulthood, I've been to an emergency room a half dozen times,..........
Subscriber from MOS BEACH, CA wrote Another Er: take me here anytime I have an emergency. Staff is amazing.......
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Er: My family has had 3 visits to this emergency room in the past year and..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Er: Slow service, not responsive to requests for ice packs, excessivley overcharged for ankle wrapping........
Subscriber from CLAYTON, CA wrote Another Er: The ER doctors (general medicine) are not always as knowledgeable as they need to be..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Er: They made me sit out in the waiting room for three hours and I was..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Er: I have had dealings with several bay area hospitals in the last 30 years. I..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Er: Excellent period!.......
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Sat in the E.R. from 9 pm to 4 a.m. with my grandmother last month,..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Er: Excellent all around hospital. Even better neurology department........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Overloaded; long waits; shift changes result in continuity of care problems.......
Subscriber from PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Er: All contact with emergency staff excellent........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: I got reasonable care, but they never ran the urine culture they were supposed to..........
Subscriber from HALF AMOON BAY, CA wrote Another Er: The place I waqt to be in an emergency.......
Subscriber from ORINDA, CA wrote Another Er: Topnotch care from nurses and physicians. I am an emergency RN, so I'm highly qualified..........
Subscriber from SAN RAMON, CA wrote Another Er: Because of suspected heart problems, I was taken into care immediately........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Er: They missed a diagnosis of appendicitis with my wife - she could have died. Unforgivable........
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Er: Business office/customer billing not adequately staffed. If a "desk" goes on vacation, or is out..........
Subscriber from FOSTER CITY, CA wrote Another Er: Incredibly EXPENSIVE!.......
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Er: best ER experience - fast, efficient, caring and pleasant staff.......
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Er: As hospital ERs continue to deteriorate and be over-run, this is one of the true..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Er: It was a very busy night with every chair in the waiting room full. It..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Er: Longest and most frustrating wait is for results of lab. test........
Subscriber from GILROY, CA wrote Another Er: Doctor was very personable, nurses gave personal attention........

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