Emergency Departments in San Rafael , CA

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

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

Emergency Departments in San Rafael, 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.	Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center 99 Montecillo Rd San Rafael, CA 415-444-2000	99 ratings	How does "Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Rafael , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd San Rafael, CA 415-925-7000	124 ratings	How does "Marin General Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Rafael , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	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 Rafael , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	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 Rafael , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	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 San Rafael , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	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 San Rafael , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 San Rafael , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Alameda Hospital 2070 Clinton Ave Alameda, CA 510-522-3700	50 ratings	How does "Alameda Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in San Rafael , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	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 San Rafael , 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 SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: just fabulous, they took great care of my child when he was sick.......
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Er: I had serious but not life threatening injury. I had fallen down my basement stairs..........
Subscriber from ALAMEDA, CA wrote Another Er: Wait time for upper respiratory infection was 7 hours from time in to time out...........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Er: I was hit by a car while on my bicycle in August; I originally went..........
Subscriber from HALF AMOON BAY, CA wrote Another Er: The place I waqt to be in an emergency.......
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Er: overcrowded, VERY long waiting time, VERY long checkout time, overworked nurses with too many patients...........
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 DALY CITY, CA wrote Another Er: Emergency room doctor treated me like I actually understood stuff,(which i did) instead of being..........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Er: We were there in the middle of the night, so that could explain the short..........
Subscriber from SAN ANSELMO, CA wrote Another Er: Recommend Urgent Care be included in survey - Marin County has a Novato General Hosp..........
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 PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Er: All contact with emergency staff excellent........
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 SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Failed to stich wound up properly........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Overloaded; long waits; shift changes result in continuity of care problems.......
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 JOSE, CA wrote Another Er: Much improved service over the last time I was there!!.......
Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote Another Er: best ER experience - fast, efficient, caring and pleasant staff.......
Subscriber from MOS BEACH, CA wrote Another Er: take me here anytime I have an emergency. Staff is amazing.......
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Er: So far, my favorite emergency room experiences have been at John Muir. No extensive waiting..........
Subscriber from HAYWARD, CA wrote Another Er: There was no staff present at check in when I arrived, but when a nurse..........
Subscriber from SANTA CLARA, CA wrote Another Er: They have new address..new site.... 710 Lawrence Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95051.......
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 HERCULES, CA wrote Another Er: PHYSICIANS GREAT, NO EXPERIENCE WITH HOSPITAL IN 5 YEARS SINCE RECENT FINANCIAL/MANAGEMENT WOES; A SERIOUS..........
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 PIEDMONT, CA wrote Another Er: The doctor was dismissive, brusque and unhelpful. The nurses however were fabulous: caring,good communicators and..........
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 FOSTER CITY, CA wrote Another Er: My father was taken to the ER several times in the months before he died...........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: PLEASE NOTE: HOSPITAL HAS MOVED TO 700-800 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara CA New Emergency Department...........
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 OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Er: Excellent all around hospital. Even better neurology department........
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 SARATOGA, CA wrote Another Er: was imfor pneumonia was very well treated however cost for 2 nights $32000.......
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 PINOLE, CA wrote Another Er: Horrible care!!! I've been there twice in the past year and both times received substandard..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Er: One of the better Kaiser hospitals and clinics........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Er: Heart care superb........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Er: I had 2 stents installed after a heart attack and the service was outstanding........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Er: Items 2, 3, & 4 vary so much with individual staff members that I find..........
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 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: Very slow to discharge after doctor agreed to let me go. It shouldn't take that..........
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 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: this was a visit through the Childrens hospital. I am unaware of the gerneral services........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Er: Excellent period!.......
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Er: Long waiting time is the rule here. More prompt attention is needed. Except for that,..........
Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote Another Er: Emergency room has a very small staff -- there's one triage nurse and when she's..........
Subscriber from HALF AMOON BAY, CA wrote Another Er: The emergency room in Half Moon Bay ifs not well equipped. The had to send..........

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