Number of Patients with Complication

Major PPC Rate per 1000 Discharges

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

1Q 2014

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

1Q 2014

Crouse Hospital

Discharges w/One or More PPCs

693

697

745

687

679

177

42.65

37.14

34.14

28.13

29.12

32.16

^*

Pneumonia (PPC 04)

79

82

61

53

59

14

6.40

5.73

4.21

3.68

4.38

4.54

^*

Urinary Tract Infection (PPC 16)

127

116

150

124

109

28

8.80

7.21

9.30

7.68

7.14

7.76

Clostridium Difficile Colitis (PPC 15)

25

29

37

28

30

5

1.67

1.67

2.09

1.59

1.80

1.28

Pulmonary Embolism (PPC 06)

13

24

16

18

15

7

0.88

1.40

0.92

1.03

0.91

1.81

Septicemia (PPC 20)

53

40

46

36

47

12

3.65

2.36

2.69

2.11

2.93

3.24

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St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center

Discharges w/One or More PPCs

993

1,026

896

904

902

264

56.31

47.28

37.37

32.91

33.31

39.70

^*

Pneumonia (PPC 04)

175

168

128

145

162

47

13.16

10.85

7.64

8.15

9.25

11.19

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Urinary Tract Infection (PPC 16)

145

162

127

112

108

37

9.03

8.78

6.39

5.29

5.15

7.27

Clostridium Difficile Colitis (PPC 15)

38

74

85

58

62

20

2.20

3.71

3.98

2.52

2.74

3.62

Pulmonary Embolism (PPC 06)

20

22

25

25

13

5

1.17

1.11

1.18

1.10

0.58

0.91

Septicemia (PPC 20)

102

103

73

35

31

17

6.08

5.29

3.50

1.56

1.41

3.20

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