Emergency Departments in Laurel , MD

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Friday, March 19, 2010

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Emergency Departments in Laurel, MD 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 Washington 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.	Laurel Regional Hospital 7300 Van Dusen Rd Laurel, MD 301-725-4300	60 ratings	How does "Laurel Regional Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Laurel , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Doctors Community Hospital 8118 Good Luck Rd Lanham, MD 301-552-8118	63 ratings	How does "Doctors Community Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Laurel , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Children's National Medical Center 111 Michigan Ave NW Washington, DC 202-884-5000	34 ratings	How does "Children's National Medical Center" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Laurel , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Georgetown University Hospital 3800 Reservoir Rd NW Washington, DC 202-444-2000	171 ratings	How does "Georgetown University Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Laurel , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	George Washington University Hospital 900 23rd St NW Washington, DC 202-715-4000	183 ratings	How does "George Washington University Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Laurel , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Greater Southeast Community Hospital 1310 Southern Ave SE Washington, DC 202-574-6000		How does "Greater Southeast Community Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Laurel , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Anne Arundel Medical Center 2001 Medical Pkwy Annapolis, MD 443-481-1000	32 ratings	How does "Anne Arundel Medical Center" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Laurel , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Fort Washington Hospital 11711 Livingston Rd Fort Washington, MD 301-292-7000	40 ratings	How does "Fort Washington Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Laurel , MD? Subscribe Washington 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 ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: Impressive triaging of large # of people - they have an "Urgent Care Express" that..........
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Er: Speedy and kind service in Emergency. Very professional and friendly........
Subscriber from NORTH POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Er: One thing I did not like is that they do not provide you with copies..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: Way too crowded and way too uncomunicative. Patient care co-ordinating between nursing and doctor staff..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: When I scratched my cornea 2 years ago, I had a much better and faster..........
Subscriber from HERNDON, VA wrote Another Er: Kids visits. One time was so poor we made JCAHO complaint. Take kids to Fairfax........
Subscriber from LAUREL, MD wrote Another Er: This emergency room is so bad that even the ambulance staff asked if we were..........
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Er: Took wife to this hospital for emergency care. Well done........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Er: My daughter woke up in the middle of the night with croup and was having..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Er: I have had excellent emergency care at Suburban; but the last time I went with..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: The patient had a serious injury and was taken right away. Excellent care........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Er: See Colbert King columns in the Washington Post on the Rosenbaum incident. Avoid this hospital........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Er: Very traumatic emergency room visit that turned out to be nothing. Doctors and nurses very..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Er: The best!.......
Subscriber from CHANTILLY, VA wrote Another Er: You guys rock you make INOVA look like a dog meat factory! You all are..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Er: Arrival via ambulance probably responsible for fast service. After initial ER treatment, patient moved to..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Er: Long waits for attention and tests. Generally very kind and attentive staff went you are..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: I thought I was having a stroke. I told triage and was directed to sit..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: This ER is just too crowded as it seems to serve the uninsured as their..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Er: I don't like hospitals but I have been impressed everytime I go to Arlington Hospital...........
Subscriber from HYATTSVILLE, MD wrote Another Er: The facility was dirty. Some staff did not follow proper hygiene procedure and did not..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Er: Most characteristics depend on which physician and which other staff members one encounters........
Subscriber from WHEATON, MD wrote Another Er: Excellent Emergency department for +65 Senior Citizen.......
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: Overall Fair/Poor rating applies to visit at 4:00 PM. After 4 hours waiting and no..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Er: Dr. S. Edelstein is a great doctor!.......
Subscriber from GERMANTOWN, MD wrote Another Er: My husband was taken to Shady Grove by ambulance as a possible heart attack. The..........
Subscriber from HERNDON, VA wrote Another Er: They were immediately on top of what my sister needed and made the week following..........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Er: I guess I was lucky it wasn't crowded that Friday night! This was the 3rd..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: I had to go to Holy Cross Emergency after breaking my ankle. As my injury..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Er: Great-very caring for both my parents.......
Subscriber from ANNAPOLIS, MD wrote Another Er: If you have to be in the hospital, this is more like a hotel! The..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: The quality and management of care were so outstanding -- on each 3 occassions over..........
Subscriber from MERRIFIELD, VA wrote Another Er: EMR visit with head wound after a fall at night. Admitted fast, seen to promptly,..........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Er: The staff are very pleasant, but their medical skills are very weak........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: I fell and had a swollen face. I'm 70. I got the feeling that the..........
Subscriber from BRISTOW, VA wrote Another Er: When you cut the tip of your finger off on a table saw and you..........
Subscriber from COLUMBIA, MD wrote Another Er: My latest experience was with my 96 y/o mother. She was treated as an inanimate..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: may have been better but were loaded with welfare cases and the wait was huge..........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Er: Fairfax does not have the quality of staff that it had a few years ago...........
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Er: Had to wait 6 hours.......
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: I had a gall bladder attack and had to be admitted to the hospital. The..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Er: Wait in the ER was entirely too long; unacceptable........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: They failed to diagnose my blood clot, even though my doctor sent me there with..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Er: Recommended........
Subscriber from ASHBURN, VA wrote Another Er: Service is great-billing somewhat strange!!!!! billed in excess of Medicare and Carefirst ppo........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Er: I spend ~ 12hrs over two days in the Shady Grove emergency department. Staff was..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Er: Grandchildren went to pediatric emergency room after an auto accident. Very good care.......
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Er: Treated for chest pains. Service was thorough and efficient........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Er: Perhaps did more expensive tests than required (for a kidney stone that passed while at..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Er: Not impressed.......

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