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Carson Tahoe Health

Emergency Care

Hospital Compare, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Measure Rate State Avg. National Avg.
Brain Scan Results in 45 Mins 88% 69% 69%
Left ED Without Being Seen 2% 1% 3%
Minutes in ED Before Going Home 189 144 163

Readmissions

Hospital Compare, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Measure Rate State Avg. National Avg.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 30-Day Readmission Rate 17.6% Not Applicable No different than the National Rate18.5%
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery 30-Day Readmission Rate 12% Not Applicable No different than the National Rate10.7%
Heart Attack Readmit 13.7% Not Applicable No different than the National Rate13.7%
Heart Failure 30-Day Readmission Rate 16.8% Not Applicable Better than the National Rate19.8%
Hip and Knee 30-Day Readmission Rate 4.1% Not Applicable No different than the National Rate4.5%
Hospital-wide 30-Day Readmission Rate 13.6% Not Applicable No different than the National Rate14.6%
Pneumonia 30-Day Readmission Rate 16.3% Not Applicable No different than the National Rate16.4%

Mortality CMS

Hospital Compare, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Measure Rate State Avg. National Avg.
COPD 30-Day Mortality Rate 8% Not Applicable No different than the National RateNot Applicable
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery 30-Day Mortality Rate 2.7% Not Applicable No different than the National RateNot Applicable
Heart Attack 30-Day Mortality Rate 15.8% Not Applicable Worse than the National RateNot Applicable
Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality Rate 13.4% Not Applicable No different than the National RateNot Applicable
Pneumonia 30-Day Mortality Rate 17.1% Not Applicable No different than the National RateNot Applicable
Stroke 30-Day Mortality Rate 13.6% Not Applicable No different than the National RateNot Applicable

Mortality AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Quality Indicators (AHRQ)
Measure Rate Relative to State Relative to National
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Mortality Rate 0.1506 Worse than State Mean0.063 Worse than National Mean0.0501
Acute Stroke Mortality Rate 0.1924 Worse than State Mean0.072 Worse than National Mean0.0722
Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients With Serious Treatable Complications 0.1837 Average compared to State MeanNot Applicable Average compared to National Mean16
Heart Failure Mortality Rate 0.0431 Worse than State Mean0.021 Worse than National Mean0.0272
Hip Fracture Mortality Rate 0.0333 Average compared to State Mean0.019 Average compared to National Mean0.0204
Pneumonia Mortality Rate 0.0312 Average compared to State Mean0.023 Average compared to National Mean0.026

Adverse Event

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Quality Indicators (AHRQ)
Measure Rate Relative to State Relative to National
Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate 2.0349 Not Applicable Average compared to National MeanNot Applicable
Birth Trauma - Injury to Neonate 0.0068 Better than State Mean0.002 Better than National MeanNot Applicable
Obstetric Trauma Rate - Vaginal Delivery Without Instrument 8 Better than State Mean340 Not Applicable

Immunizations

Measure Rate State Avg. National Avg.
Health Care Worker Flu Immunization 80% 63% 81%

Postoperative Complication

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Quality Indicators (AHRQ)
Measure Rate Relative to State Relative to National
Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate 0.0024 Average compared to State MeanNot Applicable Average compared to National MeanNot Applicable
Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis Rate 0.0026 Average compared to State MeanNot Applicable Average compared to National MeanNot Applicable
Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate 0.0058 Average compared to State MeanNot Applicable Average compared to National MeanNot Applicable
Postoperative Sepsis Rate 0.0049 Average compared to State MeanNot Applicable Average compared to National MeanNot Applicable

Infections

Measure Rate Relative to State Relative to National
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
0.496 1
Central Line Bloodstream Infection
0.757 1
Colon Surgery Infection
1.086 1
MRSA Infection
0.821 1

Patient Satisfaction

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Patients Recommend
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Staff Explained Medicine
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