Alabama Hospital Compliance - Detail
Surgery Patients Who Were Given the Right Kind of Antibiotic to Help Prevent Infection
Choosing the appropriate antibiotic is critical because it must be effective in preventing infections caused by bacteria likely to be present around the surgical site. Antibiotic selection therefore varies depending on the type of surgery. Guidelines for appropriate antibiotic selection have been developed by the CDC.
Alabama Hospitals with Low Compliance for this Procedure
Low compliance describes hospitals that followed this infection prevention procedure 79 percent of the time or less. The compliance level of hospitals which report a small number of cases (fewer than 25) should not be regarded as reliably predicting performance; these hospitals are displayed in italics and include Note 1. "Patients" is the number of patients for which data was submitted. The change columns describe the change in compliance and the change in the number of patients as compared to the previous quarter. Click the hospital names to access detailed information. The chart below lists hospitals in order based on the number of patients sampled (hospitals serving the largest number of patients first). You can re-sort the table by clicking on the table headers.
| Hospital | Compliance | Change | Patients | Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 of 100 total surgical sites. | |||||
| [1] The number of cases is too small (fewer than 25) to reliably tell how well a hospital is performing. | |||||
| [2] The hospital indicated that the data submitted for this measure were based on a sample of cases. | |||||
| [3] Data was collected during a shorter time period (fewer quarters) than the maximum possible time for this measure (One quarter equals three months.) | |||||
| [4] Inaccurate information submitted and suppressed for one or more quarters. | |||||
| [5] No data is available from the hospital for this measure. | |||||
| Atmore Community Hospital (< 25) | 67% | -33.0% | 3 | +1 | 1, 2, and 3 |
| Lakeland Community Hospital (< 25) | 60% | -7.0% | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Troy Regional Medical Center (< 25) | 33% | -40.0% | 9 | -2 | 1 |
| Wiregrass Medical Center (< 25) | 7% | 0.0% | 14 | -1 | 1 and 2 |
Alabama Hospitals with High Compliance for this Procedure
High compliance describes hospitals that followed this infection prevention procedure 95 percent of the time or more. The compliance level of hospitals which report a small number of cases (fewer than 25) should not be regarded as reliably predicting performance; these hospitals are displayed in italics and include Note 1. "Patients" is the number of patients for which data was submitted. The change columns describe the change in compliance and the change in the number of patients as compared to the previous quarter. Click the hospital names to access detailed information. The chart below lists hospitals in order based on the number of patients sampled (hospitals serving the largest number of patients first). You can re-sort the table by clicking on the table headers.
| Hospital | Compliance | Change | Patients | Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 of 100 total surgical sites. | |||||
| [1] The number of cases is too small (fewer than 25) to reliably tell how well a hospital is performing. | |||||
| [2] The hospital indicated that the data submitted for this measure were based on a sample of cases. | |||||
| [3] Data was collected during a shorter time period (fewer quarters) than the maximum possible time for this measure (One quarter equals three months.) | |||||
| [4] Inaccurate information submitted and suppressed for one or more quarters. | |||||
| [5] No data is available from the hospital for this measure. | |||||
| Cherokee Medical Center (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 2 | +1 | 1 and 2 |
| Chilton Medical Center (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 3 | +1 | 1, 2, and 3 |
| Community Hospital Inc (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 14 | -2 | 1 |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 1 and 3 |
| Flowers Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 1029 | -18 | |
| Grove Hill Memorial Hospital (< 25) | 100% | +20.0% | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Medical Center Enterprise | 100% | +1.0% | 417 | +9 | |
| Monroe County Hospital (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 15 | -5 | 1 |
| Pickens County Medical Center (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 8 | -2 | 1 |
| Prattville Baptist Hospital (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 7 | -1 | 1 and 2 |
| Woodland Medical Center | 100% | +3.0% | 61 | -8 | 2 |
| Baptist Medical Center East | 99% | +1.0% | 147 | -2 | 2 |
| Brookwood Medical Center | 99% | 0.0% | 676 | +45 | 2 |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center | 99% | +1.0% | 411 | +34 | 2 |
| D W McMillan Memorial Hospital | 99% | +1.0% | 73 | -7 | |
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | 99% | +1.0% | 945 | -20 | 2 |
| South Baldwin Regional Medical Center | 99% | +4.0% | 160 | -6 | 2 |
| Thomas Hospital | 99% | 0.0% | 338 | -4 | 2 |
| Walker Baptist Medical Center | 99% | 0.0% | 279 | +6 | 2 |
| Cooper Green Hospital | 98% | +4.0% | 127 | +2 | 2 |
| D C H Regional Medical Center | 98% | +2.0% | 331 | -4 | 2 |
| Decatur General Hospital | 98% | +1.0% | 307 | -14 | 2 |
| East Alabama Medical Center and Snf | 98% | 0.0% | 974 | -17 | |
| Huntsville Hospital | 98% | 0.0% | 588 | -17 | 2 |
| Infirmary West | 98% | +1.0% | 43 | +5 | 2 |
| Mobile Infirmary | 98% | +1.0% | 493 | +5 | 2 |
| Princeton Baptist Medical Center | 98% | +1.0% | 372 | +2 | 2 |
| Shelby Baptist Medical Center | 98% | +1.0% | 379 | -23 | 2 |
| Southeast Alabama Medical Center | 98% | 0.0% | 406 | +21 | 2 |
| St Vincent's East | 98% | +2.0% | 485 | -4 | 2 |
| Trinity Medical Center | 98% | 0.0% | 794 | -44 | |
| Uab Highlands | 98% | -1.0% | 150 | -7 | 2 |
| Dale Medical Center | 97% | +1.0% | 70 | -9 | |
| Dekalb Regional Medical Center | 97% | 0.0% | 151 | +2 | 2 |
| Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital | 97% | -1.0% | 666 | -124 | 2 |
| Jacksonville Medical Center | 97% | +1.0% | 73 | -8 | |
| Medical Center Barbour | 97% | -3.0% | 29 | +4 | |
| Northport Medical Center | 97% | 0.0% | 193 | +2 | 2 |
| Northwest Medical Center | 97% | +2.0% | 102 | +4 | |
| Providence Hospital | 97% | 0.0% | 367 | +2 | 2 |
| St Vincents Hospital | 97% | 0.0% | 386 | +8 | 2 |
| Univ of South Alabama Medical Center | 97% | 0.0% | 137 | -23 | 2 |
| Athens-Limestone Hospital | 96% | 0.0% | 50 | 0 | |
| Baptist Medical Center South | 96% | 0.0% | 416 | -1 | 2 |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | 96% | -1.0% | 634 | -68 | |
| Marshall Medical Center South | 96% | -1.0% | 153 | +8 | 2 |
| Parkway Medical Center | 96% | -4.0% | 135 | +3 | 2 |
| Russell Medical Center | 96% | +3.0% | 139 | -14 | |
| Summit Hospital | 96% | +2.0% | 128 | +5 | 2 |
| Crestwood Medical Center | 95% | +2.0% | 246 | -55 | 2 |
| Medical West, An Affiliate of Uab Health System | 95% | +2.0% | 255 | -2 | 2 |
| North Baldwin Infirmary | 95% | -1.0% | 40 | -8 | |
| Russellville Hospital | 95% | 0.0% | 127 | +7 | 2 |
All Alabama Hospitals
This chart describes the infection prevention compliance rates for this procedure for all reporting hospitals in the state. This list also includes hospitals that did not submit any data to CMS for this procedure or do not have cause to perform this procedure. The compliance level of hospitals which report a small number of cases (fewer than 25) should not be regarded as reliably predicting performance; these hospitals are displayed in italics and include Note 1. "Patients" is the number of patients for which data was submitted. The change columns describe the change in compliance and the change in the number of patients as compared to the previous quarter. Click the hospital names to access detailed information and re-sort the table by clicking on the table headers.
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