Comparative guide to American hospitals, 2005; 4,200 hospitals with key personnel and 17 quality measures in treating heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia.

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Comparative guide to American hospitals, 2005; 4,200 hospitals with key personnel and 17 quality measures in treating heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia.

Ed. by David Garoogian.

Grey House Pub., Inc.

2005

1326 pages

$225.00

Paperback

RA977

Content is based on the federal Hospital Compare Study and Grey House's Hospital Personnel. This reference provides treatment profiles of over 4,200 hospitals, displaying their ranking in 17 crucial areas together with their percentages against the "top hospital." For heart attack and heart failure, figures deal with aspirin on arrival and at discharge, ACE inhibitor for LVSD, Beta blocker at arrival & upon discharge, thrombolytic agent received, PTCA received and smoking cessation advice. For pneumonia admissions the work tracks initial antibiotic timing, pneumococcal vaccination, oxygenation assessment, blood culture and smoking cessation advice. Organized by state, each profile compares the individual hospital's score against best practices, and state and US averages. The directory provides contact information on 15 top administrators. Ranking tables for each of the data elements allow quick location of the hospitals with the best levels of service.

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