Surgeons Colorado Springs CO

ProviderNumber: 60022

Title: MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL

Address1: 1400 E BOULDER ST

City: COLORADO SPRINGS

State Code: CO

Zip Code: 80909

County: EL PASO

Phone Number: 7193655000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals

Hospital Ownership: Government - Local

Emergency Services: Yes

Registries: Registries: Cardiac Surgery - YES; Stroke Care - YES; Nursing Care - YES

Death from serious treatable complications after surgery Compared to National Average: Worse (Number of Patients: 211; Rate: 180.86; Lower Est.: 148.62; Higher Est.: 213.1)

Collapsed lung due to medical treatment Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 14067; Rate: 0.34; Lower Est.: 0.07; Higher Est.: 0.61)

Breathing failure after surgery Compared to National Average: Better (Number of Patients: 2344; Rate: 6.6; Lower Est.: 3.15; Higher Est.: 10.05)

Serious blood clots after surgery Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 4984; Rate: 4.01; Lower Est.: 1.38; Higher Est.: 6.64)

A wound that splits open after surgery Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 548; Rate: 1.46; Lower Est.: 0; Higher Est.: 3.28)

Accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment Compared to National Average: Worse (Number of Patients: 14806; Rate: 3.34; Lower Est.: 2.52; Higher Est.: 4.16)

Serious Complications Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: NA; Rate: NA)

Death after surgery to repair a weakness in the abdominal aorta: No Different (Number of Patients: 40; Rate: 3.38; Lower Est.: 0.95; Higher Est.: 5.81)

Deaths after admission for broken hip Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 310; Rate: 2.23; Lower Est.: 0.92; Higher Est.: 3.54)

Deaths from Certain Conditions Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: NA; Rate: NA)

Patient Review Communication:
Nurses communicated well - Sometimes/Never: 5; Usually: 23; Always: 72
Doctors communicated well - Sometimes/Never: 6; Usually: 18; Always: 76
Receive help as soon as they want - Sometimes/Never: 12; Usually: 30; Always: 58
Pain was well controlled - Sometimes/Never: 6; Usually: 27; Always: 67
Explained about medicines before giving it to them - Sometimes/Never: 22; Usually: 19; Always: 59
Clean room and bathroom - Sometimes/Never: 11; Usually: 22; Always: 67
Area around their room were quiet at night - Sometimes/Never: 13; Usually: 35; Always: 52
Provided recovery at home instructions - Yes: 83; No: 17
Hospital rating (O to 10; 10 highest) - 6 or lower: 8; 7 or 8: 25; 9 or 10: 67
YES, would recommend the hospital: 74
Number of completed Surveys: 300 or more

Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale: 67

Percentage of Patients who would recommend the hospital: Definitely Recommend: 74; Probably Recommend: 21; Not Recommend: 5

Surgery patients given the right antibiotic to prevent infection: 98% (Number of Patients: 1222)

Patients treated at the right time within 24 hrs before or after: 82% (Number of Patients: 510)

Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time: 95% (Number of Patients: 1292)

Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic: 91% (Number of Patients: 1274)