PERFORMANCE AT AVERA DESMET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - CAH

AVERA DESMET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - CAH
306 Prairie Avenue Sw Post Office Box 160 De Smet, SD 57231
Phone: (605) 854-3329

The measures of timely and effective care at Avera Desmet Memorial Hospital - Cah show how rapidly patients received recommended treatments known to get the best results for certain medical conditions. The timely and effective care measures (also known as “process of care” measures) indicate the percentage of patients who received timely treatments for common conditions, serious medical conditions or surgical procedures. These quality measures only apply to patients for whom the recommended treatment would be appropriate.

The data and graphs below compare applicable quality measures with state and national averages. Notice that small differences between different hospitals wont necessary indicate a material difference in the real world.