Emergency Departments in Falls Church , VA

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Emergency Departments in Falls Church, VA 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.	Inova Fairfax Hospital 3300 Gallows Rd Falls Church, VA 703-698-1100	632 ratings	How does "Inova Fairfax Hospital" rate compared to other emergency rooms in Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 Falls Church , VA? 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 ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Er: Inova Fairfax Hospital charged me exhorbitant hospital emergency department rates even though I was actually..........
Subscriber from MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Er: Very fast to see patients - especially for a trauma one hospital........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, MD wrote Another Er: A stay of two days in the Emergency Room and the bed kept for emergency..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: laid in a stretcher in a hallway for three hours before anyone attended to me........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Er: I have been very impressed with the quality of care offered at Montgomery General Hospital........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: got problem attended to quickly it needed quick action.. had to wait way to long..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Er: Perhaps did more expensive tests than required (for a kidney stone that passed while at..........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Er: Many of the doctors were very hard to understand, but overall quality of care was..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: Six hour wait, no information, quick visit with the doctor with other patients sitting outside..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Er: A technician tried to draw blood where it wasn't available and walked off leaving the..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Er: Overall good service........
Subscriber from ASHTON, MD wrote Another Er: I was sent by ambulance from another hospital with chest pain and EKG changes and..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: Every time I have needed emergency care from this facility, it has been hastle free...........
Subscriber from TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote Another Er: Once taken back to be treated the service was good but everything up to that..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Er: Long wait because of priority of trama cases but at least the staff seemed to..........
Subscriber from HAMILTON, VA wrote Another Er: I went to ER for possible ruptured colon - did not get out until 6..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Er: This is for the Germantown Extention.......
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Er: Long wait in emergency. services are under staffed but very professional........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: I've taken my father their several times to the emergency room for problems related to..........
Subscriber from BOWIE, MD wrote Another Er: The length of the wait was atrocious, triage performance was subpar, but once I was..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Er: I trust them with my life........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Er: Now Inova.......
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Er: Run of the mill. Less frantic than Fairfax Hospital ED. In spite of a beautiful..........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote Another Er: My husband was sent to the ER because his doctor thought he was having a..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Er: Great ER, very efficient and upbeat........
Subscriber from ANNAPOLIS, MD wrote Another Er: If you have to be in the hospital, this is more like a hotel! The..........
Subscriber from HYATTSVILLE, MD wrote Another Er: The facility was dirty. Some staff did not follow proper hygiene procedure and did not..........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Er: Got in their quickly on a busy night because I only had a minor injury...........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Er: A well-run ER. Staff is pleasant and professional. They know what they're doing and that's..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Er: This is the last place I would ever want to go. We go to Fair..........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Er: nice small hospital that took the time to talk to patients and families. long waits..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Er: Small emergency room, but delivers good service. Very friendly and helpful staff........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Er: The many times I have unfortunately had to have been treated at INOVA hospitals has..........
Subscriber from GERMANTOWN, MD wrote Another Er: My wife arrived early in the week day with abdominal pains, but the staff seem..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Er: I waited 6 hours in a cold lobby, never saw a physician. Reston is better..........
Subscriber from COLESVILLE, MD wrote Another Er: Very unprofessional, like a cattle call........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Er: Have to pay for parking........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Er: Like any hospital in DC, I suppose, the people in the waiting room are very..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Er: Waiting time is a crap shoot, depending on the time of day, day of the..........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Er: Selected a specialist that was not covered by our insurance. There are plenty that are...........
Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote Another Er: had to arrange an xray after I left hospital........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: No one communicates in this hospital. The billing department is horrible and they give no..........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Er: No communication between doctors and nurses. Felt brushed off because patient was terminal. Complaints went..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: My child had a scary accident last summer, falling into the street after she spun..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: Entered Emergency Room with chest pains and greeter after asking what the problem was instructed..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Er: The most organized and efficient emergency room procedure I ever imagined (for my non-life-threatening injury)........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: Extremely slow...if you are not dying they are not focused on you........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: Had pain that could have been a number of things. I don't think they explored..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Er: #5 doesn't apply; they advise you to make appt with your physician -- if you..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX STATION, VA wrote Another Er: My wife went into this hospital with a fracture. Little care in treating pain; poor..........

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