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Newton Medical Center
http://www.atlantichealth.org
Hospital is not licensed to perform CABG surgery.

Recommended Care/Process of Care Measures
Higher Score is Better
  Hospital
Overall Score		 State Median State Top 10%
Heart Attack (detail) 99 99 100
Pneumonia (detail) 97 97 99
Surgical Care Improvement (detail) 94 97 99
Heart Failure (detail) 99 98 100


Outcome of Care Measures: Mortality Inpatient Quality Indicator (IQI)
Lower Rate is Better
Hospital Rate National Rates (AHRQ Comparative Data, 2008) Statewide (2010)
Heart Attack 7.0 6.3 6.1
Pneumonia 2.1 3.7 2.7
Heart Failure 2.2 2.8 2.3
Stroke 4.8 9.6 7.9


Patient Safety Indicators
Lower Rate is Better
Hospital Rate National average (2008) Statewide number of adverse events (2010) Statewide average rate (2010)
Foreign body left during procedure 0 184 27 NA
Iatrogenic pneumo thorax 0.4 0.5 292 0.3
Post-operative hip fracture 0 0.1 6 0
Post-operative hemorrhage or hematoma 1.7 3.4 435 3.7
Post-operative pulmonary embolism (PE) or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 3.5 9.4 1461 6.6
Post-operative sepsis 24.4 12.7 256 14.5
Post-operative wound dehiscence 3.3 2.1 64 2
Accidental puncture or laceration 2.1 3 1337 1.7
Transfusion reaction 0 27 3 NA
Birth Trauma+ 2.2 2.3 257 2.6
Obstetric trauma - vaginal delivery with instrument+ 76.9^ 146.4 534 133.6
Obstetric trauma - vaginal delivery without instrument+ 20.5 32.3 1317 22.6

+ Observed rate (not risk-adjusted)

NA(Not applicable) Rate is not applicable for "foreign body left during procedure" and "transfusion reaction". Both indicators are measured using volume instead of rate.

^ Rate is based on less than 30 cases/patients and should be taken with caution.

Health System: Atlantic Health System


Outpatient measures for all hospitals [pdf 20k]
Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) for all hospitals 

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