COMPLICATIONS AT PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL AT EAGLE BUTTE
Acute Care Hospital in Eagle Butte, SD 57625
Complications
PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL AT EAGLE BUTTE
317 Main Street Eagle Butte, SD 57625
Phone: (605) 964-3005
The complication measures at Phs Indian Hospital At Eagle Butte 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 |
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Serious complications | 0.81% 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 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). |
Accidental cuts from medical treatment | 1.80% 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). |