COMPLICATIONS AT MERIT HEALTH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

Acute Care Hospital in Flowood, MS 39232

Complications

MERIT HEALTH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
1026 River Oaks Drive Flowood, MS 39232
Phone: (601) 932-1000

The complication measures at Merit Health Women's Hospital 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.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Serious complications	0.78% 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 treatment	0.39% Measure: Collapsed lung due to medical treatment Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014	No different than the National Rate of 0.39% Cases of collapsed lung that results from medical treatment (Iatrogenic pneumothorax, adult).
Serious blood clots after surgery	4.21% Measure: Serious blood clots after surgery Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014	No different than the National Rate of 4.35% This measure refers to blood clots, in the lung or a large vein, after surgery (perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate).
Wound that opens after surgery	Not Available Measure: Wound that opens after surgery Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014	Number of Cases Too Small This measure refers to a wound that splits open on the abdomen or pelvis after surgery (postoperative wound dehiscence). ^[1]
Accidental cuts from medical treatment	1.70% Measure: Accidental cuts from medical treatment Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014	No different than the National Rate of 1.81% This measure refers to accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment (accidental puncture or laceration).

Healthcare Associated Infections

The healthcare-associated infections (HAI) measures provide information on infections that happen while the patient is in the hospital. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects this information and encourages hospitals to use CDC-recommended infection control steps to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Infection from Hysterectomy	1.289 Measure: Infection from Hysterectomy Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	No Different than National Benchmark of 1 Surgical Site Infection from abdominal hysterectomy (SSI: Hysterectomy) This measure compares the number surgical site infections from hysterectomies to a national benchmark. When surgical procedures are not conducted in a sterile environment and following sterile procedures, a surgical site could become a way for germs to enter the body and cause serious infections in a patient. A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in SSIs is best.

Footnotes:

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