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Hospital Quality Report for Professionals
Sample Hospital, Any City, FL
Patient Safety
HealthGrades determines patient safety ratings using the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators
(PSI) (see www.ahrq.gov). Ratings are based on the national
average of patients that were affected.
If a hospital is not rated for a patient safety indicater, the hospital does
not meet volume requirements for a statistically based rating.
Better
than Average
Average
Ratings Legend
Worse
than Average
Rating
Patient Safety Indicator
Patients Affected per
1,000 Discharges
Ability to diagnose and treat in time
145
Absence of foreign body left in during procedure
< 1
Absence of hip fracture after surgery
1
Adequate organ function and electrolyte and fluid
balance after surgery
3
Avoidance of collapsed lung due to a procedure or
surgery in or around the chest
1
Avoidance of excessive bruising or bleeding as a
consequence of a procedure or surgery
2
Avoidance of respiratory failure following surgery
9
Avoidance of severe infection following surgery
15
Lack of deep blood clots in the lungs or legs after
surgery
22
Lack of infections acquired at hospital
5
Lack of pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the
hospital
38
Lack of surgical wound site breakdown
1
Prevention of death in procedures where mortality is
usually very low
1
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