Emergency Departments in Stanford , CA

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Monday, March 22, 2010

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Emergency Departments in Stanford, 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.	Stanford Hospital & Clinics 300 Pasteur Dr Stanford, CA 650-723-4000	163 ratings	How does "Stanford Hospital & Clinics" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Stanford , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Alameda Hospital 2070 Clinton Ave Alameda, CA 510-522-3700	50 ratings	How does "Alameda Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Stanford , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	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 Stanford , 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 Stanford , 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 Stanford , 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 Stanford , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 Stanford , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 Stanford , 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 PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Er: It was a very busy night with every chair in the waiting room full. It..........
Subscriber from FOSTER CITY, CA wrote Another Er: Incredibly EXPENSIVE!.......
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 RAMON, CA wrote Another Er: Because of suspected heart problems, I was taken into care immediately........
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 SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Er: I had 2 stents installed after a heart attack and the service was outstanding........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: just fabulous, they took great care of my child when he was sick.......
Subscriber from SANTA CLARA, CA wrote Another Er: extremely expensive for minimal care provided.......
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 DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Er: An outstanding experience-true professionals........
Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Er: Outstanding........
Subscriber from MOS BEACH, CA wrote Another Er: take me here anytime I have an emergency. Staff is amazing.......
Subscriber from GILROY, CA wrote Another Er: Doctor was very personable, nurses gave personal attention........
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 SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Er: Son cut his head. They did a good job taking care of us........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Er: I had serious but not life threatening injury. I had fallen down my basement stairs..........
Subscriber from PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Er: All contact with emergency staff excellent........
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 OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Er: Excellent all around hospital. Even better neurology department........
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 SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Er: We have been the Good Sam's urgent care twice in the past year. Each time..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Have been here twice in the last few years and it has been great!.......
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, AR wrote Another Er: I had two experiences this year. They were everything you could want in a emergency..........
Subscriber from HAYWARD, CA wrote Another Er: There was no staff present at check in when I arrived, but when a nurse..........
Subscriber from SAN LEANDRO, CA wrote Another Er: My husband was takien to the hospital by 9-1-1. In spite of being very busy..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: doctors and nurses very impressive, with one exception........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Er: chest pain evaluated. speedy follow up arranged. superior service........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Er: Emergency room service for CHILDREN seems much better than for adults........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, CA wrote Another Er: I had to wait a couple of hours to be seen on a Wednesday night..........
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 MENLO PARK, CA wrote Another Er: My family has had 3 visits to this emergency room in the past year and..........
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: Took too long for the entire process. admitted at 6 pm but couldn't leave till..........
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 LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Er: Lied in back pain for 2.5 hrs. Not seen by a physician and medical records..........
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 ANSELMO, CA wrote Another Er: Recommend Urgent Care be included in survey - Marin County has a Novato General Hosp..........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Er: So far, my favorite emergency room experiences have been at John Muir. No extensive waiting..........
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 LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Er: My mother, 93, was in the emergency room for a back problem but ended up..........
Subscriber from ANTIOCH, CA wrote Another Er: Technically very competent. A bit arrogant though. But, in an emergency one wants the best..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Er: Overloaded; long waits; shift changes result in continuity of care problems.......
Subscriber from SANTA CLARA, CA wrote Another Er: They have new address..new site.... 710 Lawrence Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95051.......
Subscriber from BIRMINGHAM, MI wrote Another Er: The orderly staff insists on wearing cologne ALL the time. People who are ill or..........
Subscriber from SAN MATEO, CA wrote Another Er: Excellent care........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Er: One of the better Kaiser hospitals and clinics........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Er: Went in with a bleeding head injury on a mid weekday night and it took..........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote Another Er: We were there in the middle of the night, so that could explain the short..........

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