Continuing antibiotics beyond 24 hours after the end of surgery does not offer any additional protection when it comes to preventing infections. But the prolonged use of antibiotics can be associated with other complications and can encourage antibiotic resistance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 of 129 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. | |||||
| Smith Northview Hospital | 79% | +6.0% | 148 | -5 | 2 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | 79% | +8.0% | 42 | 0 | |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | 78% | -1.0% | 182 | +2 | 2 |
| Appling Hospital (< 25) | 77% | -2.0% | 13 | -1 | 1 |
| Henry Medical Center, Inc | 77% | 0.0% | 310 | -5 | 2 |
| Houston Medical Center | 77% | +2.0% | 275 | -9 | 2 |
| Medical Center of Central Georgia | 76% | +4.0% | 417 | -5 | 2 |
| Medical College of Ga Hospitals and Clinics | 72% | +3.0% | 296 | -23 | 2 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 72% | +3.0% | 309 | -47 | 2 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | 68% | -7.0% | 59 | +7 | 2 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc | 67% | +7.0% | 119 | +6 | 2 |
| McDuffie Regional Medical Center | 61% | +12.0% | 71 | +8 | |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 59% | +3.0% | 377 | 0 | 2 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | 58% | -4.0% | 136 | +9 | 2 |
| Donalsonville Hospital Inc | 57% | -13.0% | 28 | +1 | |
| Irwin County Hospital | 54% | -10.0% | 103 | +8 | 2 |
| Elbert Memorial Hospital | 52% | +5.0% | 31 | +1 | |
| Hart County Hospital | 29% | +16.0% | 31 | +1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 of 129 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. | |||||
| Bjc Medical Center (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 15 | -6 | 1 and 3 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 13 | +2 | 1 |
| Grady General Hospital (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Medical Center (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| North Georgia Medical Center (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 13 | -1 | 1 and 2 |
| Hughston Hospital | 98% | 0.0% | 204 | +18 | 2 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | 98% | +3.0% | 66 | +1 | 2 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | 97% | +2.0% | 118 | -11 | 2 |
| Walton Regional Medical Center | 97% | +3.0% | 77 | -1 | 2 |
| Barrow Regional Medical Center | 96% | -1.0% | 25 | -8 | |
| Burke Medical Center (< 25) | 96% | 0.0% | 24 | -3 | 1 |
| North Fulton Regional Hospital | 96% | +1.0% | 160 | -36 | 2 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | 96% | +1.0% | 353 | -13 | |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | 96% | +2.0% | 384 | +41 | |
| West Georgia Medical Center | 96% | 0.0% | 246 | 0 | |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 95% | +2.0% | 288 | -8 | 2 |
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.