Giving patients antibiotics right before surgery helps to boost the patient's ability to fight off contamination during surgery that could lead to infection. Studies show that patients given antibiotics either more than one hour before or after the first surgical incision is made experience higher rates of infection compared to those who are given antibiotics within one hour before surgery begins.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 of 36 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. | |||||
| Penobscot Valley Hospital (< 25) | 50% | -6.0% | 8 | -1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 of 36 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. | |||||
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital | 100% | +12.0% | 31 | +14 | |
| Down East Community Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 34 | -7 | |
| Houlton Regional Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 30 | -2 | |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 26 | -5 | |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 25 | -1 | |
| Northern Maine Medical Center | 100% | 0.0% | 49 | +3 | 2 |
| Rumford Hospital (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sebasticook Valley Hospital (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 24 | -4 | 1 |
| St Joseph Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 552 | +17 | 2 |
| Henrietta D Goodall Hospital | 99% | +1.0% | 134 | -21 | |
| Maine General Medical Center | 99% | +1.0% | 705 | -66 | 2 |
| Southern Maine Medical Center | 99% | +2.0% | 198 | -1 | 2 |
| Calais Regional Hospital | 98% | 0.0% | 57 | +2 | |
| Central Maine Medical Center | 98% | +1.0% | 436 | -21 | 2 |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center | 98% | +1.0% | 1012 | -26 | 2 |
| Mayo Regional Hospital | 98% | -1.0% | 114 | +6 | 2 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | 98% | +1.0% | 132 | -19 | 2 |
| Cary Medical Center | 97% | -2.0% | 101 | -6 | 2 |
| Maine Coast Memorial Hospital | 97% | +1.0% | 148 | +12 | 2 |
| Maine Medical Center | 97% | +2.0% | 568 | -3 | 2 |
| Miles Memorial Hospital | 97% | 0.0% | 102 | -14 | |
| St Marys Regional Medical Center | 97% | 0.0% | 375 | +6 | 2 |
| Aroostook Medical Center,the | 95% | 0.0% | 166 | -7 | 2 |
| Inland Hospital | 95% | -1.0% | 83 | +16 | |
| Mercy Hospital | 95% | 0.0% | 394 | -4 | 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.
| Hospital | Compliance | Change | Patients | Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 of 36 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. | |||||
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital | 100% | +12.0% | 31 | +14 | |
| Down East Community Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 34 | -7 | |
| Houlton Regional Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 30 | -2 | |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 26 | -5 | |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 25 | -1 | |
| Northern Maine Medical Center | 100% | 0.0% | 49 | +3 | 2 |
| Rumford Hospital (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sebasticook Valley Hospital (< 25) | 100% | 0.0% | 24 | -4 | 1 |
| St Joseph Hospital | 100% | 0.0% | 552 | +17 | 2 |
| Henrietta D Goodall Hospital | 99% | +1.0% | 134 | -21 | |
| Maine General Medical Center | 99% | +1.0% | 705 | -66 | 2 |
| Southern Maine Medical Center | 99% | +2.0% | 198 | -1 | 2 |
| Calais Regional Hospital | 98% | 0.0% | 57 | +2 | |
| Central Maine Medical Center | 98% | +1.0% | 436 | -21 | 2 |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center | 98% | +1.0% | 1012 | -26 | 2 |
| Mayo Regional Hospital | 98% | -1.0% | 114 | +6 | 2 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | 98% | +1.0% | 132 | -19 | 2 |
| Cary Medical Center | 97% | -2.0% | 101 | -6 | 2 |
| Maine Coast Memorial Hospital | 97% | +1.0% | 148 | +12 | 2 |
| Maine Medical Center | 97% | +2.0% | 568 | -3 | 2 |
| Miles Memorial Hospital | 97% | 0.0% | 102 | -14 | |
| St Marys Regional Medical Center | 97% | 0.0% | 375 | +6 | 2 |
| Aroostook Medical Center,the | 95% | 0.0% | 166 | -7 | 2 |
| Inland Hospital | 95% | -1.0% | 83 | +16 | |
| Mercy Hospital | 95% | 0.0% | 394 | -4 | 2 |
| Parkview Adventist Medical Center | 94% | +11.0% | 64 | -8 | |
| Waldo County General Hospital | 94% | -1.0% | 98 | -4 | |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | 93% | +1.0% | 151 | -12 | |
| Mid Coast Hospital | 93% | +1.0% | 148 | -9 | 2 |
| York Hospital | 93% | +7.0% | 164 | -1 | 2 |
| Redington Fairview General Hospital | 92% | +1.0% | 38 | -5 | |
| Penobscot Bay Medical Center | 90% | 0.0% | 182 | +1 | |
| Bridgton Hospital (< 25) | 83% | +3.0% | 18 | -7 | 1 |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital (< 25) | 50% | -6.0% | 8 | -1 | 1 |
| Charles A Dean Memorial Hospital | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 |
| St Andrews Hospital | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 |