Emergency Departments in San Francisco , CA

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.

Emergency Departments in San Francisco, CA

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.	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 San Francisco , 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 San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Chinese Hospital 845 Jackson St San Francisco, CA 415-677-2300		How does "Chinese Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center 2425 Geary Blvd San Francisco, CA 415-202-2000	102 ratings	How does "Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Saint Francis Memorial Hospital 900 Hyde St San Francisco, CA 415-353-6000	13 ratings	How does "Saint Francis Memorial Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center 1001 Potrero Ave San Francisco, CA 415-206-8000	17 ratings	How does "San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	St Luke's Hospital 3555 Cesar Chavez St San Francisco, CA 415-647-8600	16 ratings	How does "St Luke's Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	St Mary's Medical Center 450 Stanyan St San Francisco, CA 415-668-1000	27 ratings	How does "St Mary's Medical Center" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Francisco , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	UCSF Medical Center 500 Parnassus Ave San Francisco, CA 415-476-1000	95 ratings	How does "UCSF Medical Center" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Francisco , 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 DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Er: I brought in my wife with a temperature of 103.5. She was quickly diagnosed with..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: great nurses. great waiting area. parking lot........
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 KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Er: Given the huge number of people waiting for help, I think they did a great..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Er: One of the better Kaiser hospitals and clinics........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Er: I used the emergency room twice, on weekends when I couldn't see my doctor. The..........
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 EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Er: Spent several hours there after being hit by a car; never saw an MD only..........
Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote Another Er: Had a strong sense of "catch and release", get treated and go HOME!.......
Subscriber from ANTIOCH, CA wrote Another Er: Technically very competent. A bit arrogant though. But, in an emergency one wants the best..........
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 LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Er: Our experience at John Muir Emergency was nothing short of amazing. The staff were top-notch...........
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Er: best ER experience - fast, efficient, caring and pleasant staff.......
Subscriber from SAN MATEO, CA wrote Another Er: The best!.......
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Er: There are such huge differences in care, quality of facilities and the perception of being..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Er: Kaiser is terrible. I thought that at least they'd be OK for an emergency, but..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Er: Hospital staff was wonderful. The billing department is incompetant and my first bill was a..........
Subscriber from PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Er: exceptionally quick service for my mother. very patient with her........
Subscriber from MT. VIEW, CA wrote Another Er: I had to wait 5-6 hours before being admitted to hospital. Otherwise service was excellent........
Subscriber from SAN RAMON, CA wrote Another Er: Because of suspected heart problems, I was taken into care immediately........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Er: My mother, 93, was in the emergency room for a back problem but ended up..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Er: Went in with a bleeding head injury on a mid weekday night and it took..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Er: overcrowded, VERY long waiting time, VERY long checkout time, overworked nurses with too many patients...........
Subscriber from FOSTER CITY, CA wrote Another Er: My father was taken to the ER several times in the months before he died...........
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 PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Er: They missed a diagnosis of appendicitis with my wife - she could have died. Unforgivable........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Er: Lied in back pain for 2.5 hrs. Not seen by a physician and medical records..........
Subscriber from FOSTER CITY, CA wrote Another Er: Incredibly EXPENSIVE!.......
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 HERCULES, CA wrote Another Er: PHYSICIANS GREAT, NO EXPERIENCE WITH HOSPITAL IN 5 YEARS SINCE RECENT FINANCIAL/MANAGEMENT WOES; A SERIOUS..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Er: Emergency room service for CHILDREN seems much better than for adults........
Subscriber from HILLSBOROUGH, CA wrote Another Er: This hospital sends a written follow-up rating questionnaire to patients. The staff knows the questions..........
Subscriber from FOSTER CITY, CA wrote Another Er: Excellent and fast service. Pain management, psychological support and patient nurse/physician interaction was so helpful..........
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 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 BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Er: I was hit by a car while on my bicycle in August; I originally went..........
Subscriber from HILLSBOROUGH, CA wrote Another Er: My first attack of vertigo; I couldn't stand or walk without bumping into walls. I..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Had emergency OB procedure and stayed for 2 days. Excellent treatment and service. Warm, friendly..........
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 REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote Another Er: We had (unfortunately) three trips to the ER with my child this year. In each..........
Subscriber from SCOTTS VALLEY, CA wrote Another Er: As a visitor, most noticeable was the mess & disarray: bloody bandages and clothes thrown..........
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 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 HAYWARD, CA wrote Another Er: There was no staff present at check in when I arrived, but when a nurse..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Er: I have had some problems with the optical service at this Kaiser location........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Have been here twice in the last few years and it has been great!.......
Subscriber from HALF AMOON BAY, CA wrote Another Er: The emergency room in Half Moon Bay ifs not well equipped. The had to send..........
Subscriber from PIEDMONT, CA wrote Another Er: The doctor was dismissive, brusque and unhelpful. The nurses however were fabulous: caring,good communicators and..........

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