COMPLICATIONS AT DILEY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER

Acute Care Hospital in Canal Winchester, OH 43110

Complications

DILEY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER
7911 Diley Road Canal Winchester, OH 43110
Phone: (614) 838-7910

The complication measures at Diley Ridge Medical Center provide information about the medical problems some inpatients might experience while admitted in the hospital. Admitted patients sometimes get other injuries, conditions or complications that may be life threatening. When hospitals follow best practices for treating patients, serious complications are often prevented.

The complication measures evaluate serious events such as healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and complications after certain surgical procedures.

Surgical Complications

The measures for surgical complications provide information about the problems developed by patients after having certain surgical procedures and how often those patients that were admitted with certain conditions died while they were in the hospital. These surgical complications can often be prevented if hospitals follow procedures based on best practices and scientific evidence.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Serious complications0.81% Measure: Serious complications
Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014
No different than the National Rate of 0.81%

A higher percentage of serious but potentially preventable, complications might be a sign of lesser quality hospital care. Hospitals could reduce the chance of serious complications by following safe care practices

Collapsed lung due to medical treatmentNot Available Measure: Collapsed lung due to medical treatment
Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014
Number of Cases Too Small

Cases of collapsed lung that results from medical treatment (Iatrogenic pneumothorax, adult). [1]

Accidental cuts from medical treatmentNot Available Measure: Accidental cuts from medical treatment
Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014
Number of Cases Too Small

This measure refers to accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment (accidental puncture or laceration). [1]

Footnotes:
  • [1] The number of cases/patients is too few to report.