Is your hospital safe? 1 in 3 surgeries will have at least 1 complication.
Most people pick a surgeon and then have their procedure done at whatever hospital that surgeon is affiliated with. We think that’s the wrong approach. Serious complication rates for the same procedure vary widely among hospitals more than among surgeons. Here are a few facts.
If you go to the lowest-rated vs highest-rated hospital in South Florida, you have:
31 times
The risk of bloodstream infection
9 times
The risk of colon surgery infection
7 times
The risk of respiratory failure
Imagine you’re picking a place to eat. You find out about a high-end chef and plan to eat at his restaurant without any research. When you arrive, you see a “C” rating from the sanitation department. Would you rather risk it because you trust the chef, or narrow your search to an A-rated restaurant and find a quality chef there?
Selecting the wrong hospital increases your risk of death by up to 12 times.
Schedule your procedure with the knowledge you need to protect yourself from medical errors.
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Wyoming County Community Hospital
Warsaw
NY
400 North Main Street, Warsaw, Ny, 14569
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Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
Brooklyn
NY
374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, Ny, 11237
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Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
Brooklyn
NY
760 Broadway, Brooklyn, Ny, 11206
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Winter Haven Hospital
Winter Haven
FL
200 Ave F Ne, Winter Haven, Fl, 33881
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Windmoor Healthcare Of Clearwater
Clearwater
FL
11300 Us 19 N, Clearwater, Fl, 33764
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White Plains Hospital Center
White Plains
NY
41 East Post R0Ad, White Plains, Ny, 10601
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Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc
Westfield
NY
189 East Main Street, Westfield, Ny, 14787
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Western Ny Childrens Psychiatric Center
West Seneca
NY
1010 East & West Road, West Seneca, Ny, 14224
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Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla
NY
100 Woods Rd, Valhalla, Ny, 10595
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West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Miami
Fl
9555 SW 162 Ave, Miami, FL 33196
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West Boca Medical Center
Boca Raton
FL
21644 State Rd 7, Boca Raton, FL
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Wellington Regional Medical Center
Wellington
FL
10101 Forest Hill Blvd, Wellington, FL
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Wekiva Springs Hospital
Jacksonville
FL
3947 Salisbury Rd, Jacksonville, Fl, 32216
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The Villages Regional Hospital
The Villages
FL
1451 El Camino Real, The Villages, Fl, 32159
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Viera Hospital
Melbourne
FL
8745 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, Fl, 32940
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Venice Regional Bayfront Health Hospital
Venice
FL
540 The Rialto, Venice, Fl, 34285
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Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Poughkeepsie
NY
45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie, Ny, 12601
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UPMC Chautauqua At WCA
Jamestown
NY
207 Foote Avenue, Jamestown, Ny, 14701
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University Hospital SUNY Health Science Center
Syracuse
NY
750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, Ny, 13210
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University Behavioral Center
Orlando
FL
2500 Discovery Drive, Orlando, Fl, 32826
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Comparing hospital-acquired infection rates
What is a standardized infection rate?
We use a metric created by a governmental group called the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. This system lets us compare the actual number of infections that happened in a hospital to the number that are expected to happen, based on various demographic factors. If the standard infection rate is less than one, it’s a good sign- it means the hospital had fewer infections than were estimated. If the number is more than one, it means the hospital had more infections than expected.
As a general code, if SIR < 1: the hospital is exceeding expectations since they have a lower infection rate than expected.