COMPLICATIONS AT PRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITY HOSP

Acute Care Hospital in San Juan, PR 00907

Complications

PRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITY HOSP
1451 Ashford Avenue San Juan, PR 00907
Phone: (787) 721-2160

The complication measures at Presbyterian Community Hosp 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
Complications for hip/knee replacement patients2.8% Measure: Complications for hip/knee replacement patients
Sample data was collected between 04/01/2011 and 03/31/2014
No different than the National Rate of 3.1%

Percentage of complications for hip/knee replacement patients, some of the complications include: heart attack, infection, pneumonia, serious blood clots, wounds that split open or bleed after surgery, replacement hip/knee joints that don't work, etc. Higher rates of these serious complications might be a sign of lesser quality hospital care.

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.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Bloodstream Infections0.825 Measure: Bloodstream Infections
Sample data was collected between 01/01/2015 and 03/31/2015
No Different than National Benchmark of 1

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards
This measure compares the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections hospital to a national benchmark. A central line is a narrow tube inserted into a large vein of a patient’s neck or chest for important medical treatment. When the lines are not put in correctly or kept clean, germs could enter the body and cause serious blood infections. The CLABSI measure includes data from ICUs, NICUs, surgical and medical wards.

A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CLABSIs is best.

Bloodstream Infections in ICU Only0.567 Measure: Bloodstream Infections in ICU Only
Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015
No Different than National Benchmark of 1

Central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs only
This measure compares the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections hospital to a national benchmark. A central line is a narrow tube inserted into a large vein of a patient’s neck or chest for important medical treatment. When the lines are not put in correctly or kept clean, germs could enter the body and cause serious blood infections. The CLABSI measure includes data from ICUs and NICUs.

A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CLABSIs is best.

Catheter Urinary Tract Infections0.444 Measure: Catheter Urinary Tract Infections
Sample data was collected between 01/01/2015 and 03/31/2015
No Different than National Benchmark of 1

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards
This measure compares the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections to a national benchmark. A catheter is a drainage tube inserted into a patient’s urinary bladder to collect urine while a patient is immobile or incontinent. When a catheter is not put in correctly or kept clean, or left in place for long periods of time, germs could enter the body and cause serious infections in the urinary tract.

A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CAUTIs is best.

Catheter Urinary Tract Infections in ICU Only1.045 Measure: Catheter Urinary Tract Infections in ICU Only
Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015
No Different than National Benchmark of 1

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) in ICUs only
This measure compares the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections to a national benchmark. A catheter is a drainage tube inserted into a patient’s urinary bladder to collect urine while a patient is immobile or incontinent. When a catheter is not put in correctly or kept clean, or left in place for long periods of time, germs could enter the body and cause serious infections in the urinary tract. This measure includes data from ICU’s only.

A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CAUTIs is best.