Albany Med, St. Peters top cardio list Nov 18, 2009
To be named to the Top 100, hospitals must achieve high scores in key performance areas: risk-adjusted medical mortality, risk-adjusted surgical mortality, risk-adjusted complications, core measures score, percentage of coronary bypass patients with internal mammary artery use, procedure volume, severity-adjusted average length of stay, and wage- and severity-adjusted average cost. The results were announced in the Nov. 16 edition of Modern Healthcare magazine. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Vanderbilt Medical Center named a top cardiovascular hospital Nov 17, 2009
The study, now in its 11th year, scores hospitals in key performance areas such as medical and surgical mortality, complications, process of care, procedure volume and average length of stay. For 2009, winning hospitals had. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Hospitals boost economic health Nov 3, 2009
The patient's average length of stay at facilities like Kindred Hospital Melbourne is 25 to 30 days. Kindred's new hospital, its 10th in Florida, is located on a five-acre site leased from the Melbourne Airport Authority. (Florida Today)
Click to read: Is There Enough H1N1 Vaccine To Go Around? Oct 14, 2009
" MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Share: Video and Galleries from Health Video Video Video Latest in Health by novaccine4me October 13, 2009 11:06 AM EDT A friend?s son was recently in the hospital in a major metropolitan city with appendicitis, and asked the nurse how many cases of swine flu had been seen at the hospital, and was shocked to hear ?none.? Over the next several days she asked the different nurses how many cases and each nurse confirmed that there had been no... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Specialty Hospitals Cherry-pick Patients, Exaggerate Success, Experts Say Oct 9, 2009
They also find that the average length of stay for a randomly assigned patient is longer at focused hospitals. In other words, patient selectivity is an important driver of the superior outcomes at focused hospitals. (Science Daily)
Hospital CEOs manage staff time, inventory to cut costs Sep 10, 2009
Delnor designated a nurse to handle discharges, which cut the average length of stay by 10 hours, making expansion unnecessary. Manufacturers were able to boost quality by focusing on eliminating scrap and warranty costs. (USA Today -- News)
What That NYT Story Missed About the Katrina Hospital Tragedy Sep 5, 2009
Rather than paying a hospital's actual costs, Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system, or IPPS, implemented in 1983, paid a consistent rate for patients in given "." Long-term-care hospitalswhere the costs per patient were much higher and the average length of stay much longer than in their acute-care brethrenwere excluded from the new IPPS system, along with psych, cancer, rehab, and children's hospitals. Page: 1 | The Other Katrina Hospital Mystery: What that New York Times... (Slate)
And the Consumer Reports survey says ... Aug 28, 2009
The average length of stay for each patient was 2. 9 days, she said. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Sherman Oaks Hospital Opens New Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Reopens Behavioral Health Facility for Seniors Aug 26, 2009
Thomson Reuters research evaluated the health systems based on five metrics that gauge clinical quality and efficiency: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, and adherence to clinical standards of care. "We are very appreciative and thankful for our dedicated and excellent team of physicians, nurses and the staff that give one hundred percent in keeping Sherman Oaks Hospital the best in the quality of patient care we provide in the region," commented Lex... (PR Newswire)
Hospitality Homes opens doors for families in need Aug 21, 2009
The average length of stay for a guest, Goodman said, is 13 nights. She added some stays are only one night, while others can be as long as several months. (Malden Observer, MA)
Cincinnati-based health systems make Thomson ranking Aug 11, 2009
Researchers looked at mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay and adherence to clinical standards of care (evidence-based core measures published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). The Health Alliance, based in Avondale, includes Fort Hamilton Hospital, Jewish Hospital, University Hospital and the new West Chester Medical Center. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Thomson Reuters: HealthEast among top U.S. providers Aug 11, 2009
It used public data mainly from the 2006 and 2007 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review to compare five characteristics of American health systems with two or more hospitals: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay and adherence to clinical standards of care. HealthEast was the only Minnesota provider to make the list. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Kettering Health Network named among best in country Aug 11, 2009
Researchers evaluated five various areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay and adherence to clinical standards of care. The results were based on public data from the 2006 and 2007 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review data and the CMS Hospital Compare data sets. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
The business of hope Aug 2, 2009
The average length of stay for an involuntary commitment to Warm Springs is 48 days, at a cost of 518 per day, said Kathy McGowan, a longtime lobbyist for the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, the Montana County Attorneys Association and a group of community mental health centers. The national average for patients in crisis to stabilize is three to five days. (Helena Independent Record)
Visitor spending falls to $843.9M in June, down 16.1% from year ago Jul 29, 2009
The average length of stay by these visitors increased slightly to 9. 85 days from 9. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Economy packing Triad emergency rooms Jul 11, 2009
I can just say we have cut a substantial amount of time off the average length of stay during trials, Cashion said. At Wake Forest University Baptist, emergency volumes were 24,487 during the past three months, up about 9 percent from 22,499 during the same period last year. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
No-kill shelters? Maybe in 5 years Jul 10, 2009
At the Nevada Humane Society, the average length of stay for a dog is about 16 days; for cats, about 23 days. The organization also has improved its adoption screening and matching process. (MSNBC -- Health)
Area hospitals holding on Jul 7, 2009
The average length of stay was 5. 28 days in 2008, the same as in 2007. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
30 percent of state's hospitals lost money Jun 20, 2009
Overall, inpatient discharges, average length of stay and total patient days remained stable. Steve Twedt can be reached at or 412-263-1963 First published on June 20, 2009 at 12:00 am Online: Print: Copyright. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hawaii's tourist decline eases to 1.3% in April, but they spent less May 29, 2009
Visitors' average length of stay was 9. 13 days, compared with 8. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii visitor count drops slightly in April May 28, 2009
8 percent from April 2008, thanks to a longer average length of stay by these visitors 9 ... 8 percent from April 2008, thanks to a longer average length of stay by these visitors 9. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
State unveils Web tool for surgery comparison shoppers May 22, 2009
It also includes the total number of procedures performed at the hospital, charge per day and average length of stay ... Information about the number of procedures and average length of stay is reported for Kaiser hospitals, however. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Hamot named to Top 100 Apr 6, 2009
The list, 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks, is based on nine areas of performance: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, cash-to-debt ratio, patient satisfaction and adherence to clinical standards of care. Thomson Reuters, a New York City-based health-care and business information company, used public information to evaluate 3,000 hospitals. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Hospitals might save more by doing less Apr 6, 2009
The nine key areas include mortality, medical complications, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, cash-to-debt ratio, patient safety, overall performance and how well the hospital sticks to clinical standards of care. "A recent Thomson Reuters report indicated that 50 percent of U.S. hospitals are now unprofitable," said Mike Boswood, president and chief executive officer of the Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters. (MSNBC -- Health)
Finding the right strategies Feb 21, 2009
6 days and spent an average of about RM2,000 per person, while the average length of stay by tourists from Saudi Arabia was 10. 1 days with an average per capita expenditure of RM8,000. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
