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07-06-2012, 01:23 PM | #1 |
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NH Hospital safety ratings
The August issue of Consumer Reports has a several page article on hospital safety. Data was obtained from: the CDC, Medicare and Medicade along with infection data from the states and the Leapfrog Group http://www.leapfroggroup.org/
The Aug issue has safety ratings for the north east states listed in rank order by state. Items like infections, readmissions, communications and complications entered into the ratings. The highest score of any hospital in the country was a 72; Billings Montana. Eleven hospitals in NH were rated, listed in rank order with score: Frisbie Memorial - Rochester – 67 Wentworth-Douglas - Dover – 67 St Joseph Nashua – 66 Catholic Medical - Manchester – 64 Exeter – 62 Cheshire Med center – Keene – 62 Portsmouth Regional – 55 Concord – 55 Dartmouth Hitchcock – Lebanon – 54 Elliot – Manchester – 53 Lakes Region General – Laconia – 49 Parkland – Derry – 47 The LRGH score is a concern to us as that is where go for care. They rated only average for infections and below average for readmissions and communications. Maybe public pressure will edge them toward better internal policies. |
07-06-2012, 02:14 PM | #2 |
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I wonder what Exeter hospital's rating is???
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07-06-2012, 02:19 PM | #3 |
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Me thinks the study was probably done before the hep-c outbreak.
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07-06-2012, 03:39 PM | #5 |
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The thread #1 list shows it at 62 (Exeter)
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07-06-2012, 04:46 PM | #6 |
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After being a patient in the LRGH, I will never go there again! I had contracted a digestive infection, that hit me like a ton of bricks, and ended up in their facility for 7 days. The doctor was rude, and the nursing staff that I encountered, all except a few, were clueless. I was told there was a doctor standing by, to operate on me. My doctor back in Mass.said absolutely no way, don't let them! My doctor's specialty, is Gastro. Now who would you trust? I literally had PTSD, when I got home. I couldn't talk about my experience, without crying! It was like a Steven King novel! I was recently sent a survey by, Thomas Clairmont, President of LRGH. You know I filled that out! Sorry, I would rather drive back to Mass. for my healthcare, or go to Concord, if I can't make it! BY the way I'm not a kid, I'm a healthy 50+ yr. old female , who's not a wimp! Just Sayin
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07-06-2012, 08:03 PM | #7 |
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Wonder what Huggins Hospitals numbers are?
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07-07-2012, 05:40 AM | #8 |
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From the Consumer Reports on line web site (subscription required):
Huggins did not have enough data for a number score rating as was the case for all NH hospitals except the eleven listed. Huggins had insufficient data on: avoiding infections, avoiding complications and avoiding mortality. This lack of data precluded an overall numerical score. Huggins was below average for avoiding readmissions and for communications about discharge and drug info. |
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