The hospitals with lower mortality rate and lower complication rate compared with all other hospitals:http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/26/hospitals-complications-surgery-lifestyle-health-death-rate_chart.html?partner=relatedstoriesboxWhen contemplating major surgery, many people go to whatever hospital their family doctor recommends. Others chose a hospital for its star surgeon or because they've seen billboard ads touting its specialties.
Either way, it can be a fatal mistake.
Every year 100,000 people die in hospitals because of preventable complications or hospital-acquired infections. Many more suffer serious harm as a result of well-intended treatments gone awry.
Modern care has become so complex that there are lots of things that can go wrong. Teamwork, checklists and attention to detail are crucial at preventing bad outcomes. Having a skilled cancer surgeon won't help you if you get a nasty post-surgical infection--and the staff at the hospital doesn't catch it in time.
HealthGrades, a hospital rating company based in Golden, Colo., has singled out 269 hospitals across the country with unusually low mortality and complication rates for 26 different procedures and diagnoses. These include treatment for heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, as well as hip and knee replacement operations, back surgery and stent procedures. The hospitals represent the top 5% in the country at preventing mortality and complications.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/25/hospitals-complications-surgery-lifestyle-health-death-rate.html
