Lowell General Hospital

Pressure Ulcer Prevalence (Percent%)

For the period of March 2015 , June 2015 , September 2015 and December2015. Lower rate reflects better performance.

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Data Source: MHA PatientCareLink Project
See Statistical Appendix for analysis of statistical significance of measure rates.
See Hospital Reporting History for more information.

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Patient Falls per 1,000 Patient Days

For the period of January 2015 - December 2015. Lower rate reflects better performance.

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Data Source: MHA PatientCareLink Project
See Statistical Appendix for analysis of statistical significance of measure rates.
See Hospital Reporting History for more information.

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Patient Falls with Injury per 1,000 Patient Days

For the period of January 2015 - December 2015. Lower rate reflects better performance.

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Data Source: MHA PatientCareLink Project
See Statistical Appendix for analysis of statistical significance of measure rates.
See Hospital Reporting History for more information.

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Heart Attack or Chest Pain

For the period of July 2014 - June 2015.*  Higher rates reflect better performance.

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Data Source: U.S. Dept. HHS Hospital Compare website
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Death rate for Heart Attack patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4490 in the United States  
41 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
2474 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
21 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
1954 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 64 in Massachusetts  
3 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
54 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
0 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
7 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Adjusted Death (Mortality) measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.


Rate of Readmission for Heart Attack patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4384 in the United States  
30 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
2273 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
23 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
2058 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 63 in Massachusetts  
1 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
51 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
1 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
10 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Heart Failure Care

Death rate for Heart Failure patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4771 in the United States  
145 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
3662 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
93 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
871 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 64 in Massachusetts  
13 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
49 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
0 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
2 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Adjusted Death (Mortality) measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.


Rate of Readmission for Heart Failure patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4778 in the United States  
100 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
3766 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
133 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
779 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 64 in Massachusetts  
0 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
61 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
1 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
2 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Pneumonia Care & Influenza Prevention

For the period of July 2014 - June 2015.*  Higher rates reflect better performance.

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Data Source: U.S. Dept. HHS Hospital Compare website
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Death rate for Pneumonia Care patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4812 in the United States  
176 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
4018 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
177 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
441 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 65 in Massachusetts  
16 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
48 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
0 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
1 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Adjusted Death (Mortality) measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.


Rate of Readmission for Pneumonia Care patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4815 in the United States  
24 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
4289 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
73 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
429 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 65 in Massachusetts  
0 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
63 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
1 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
1 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Surgical Care Improvement

For the period of July 2014 - June 2015.*  Higher rates reflect better performance.

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Data Source: U.S. Dept. HHS Hospital Compare website
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Stroke Care

For the period of July 2014 - June 2015.*  Higher rates reflect better performance.

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Data Source: U.S. Dept. HHS Hospital Compare website
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Death rate for Stroke Care patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4492 in the United States  
42 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
2682 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
79 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
1689 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 62 in Massachusetts  
1 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
56 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
0 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
5 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Adjusted Death (Mortality) measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.


Rate of Readmission for Stroke Care patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4462 in the United States  
19 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
2685 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
58 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
1700 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 63 in Massachusetts  
0 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
52 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
3 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
8 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment

For the period of July 2014 - June 2015.*  Higher rates reflect better performance.

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Data Source: U.S. Dept. HHS Hospital Compare website
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Death rate for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted mortality is higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4658 in the United States  
51 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
3611 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
89 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
907 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 63 in Massachusetts  
4 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
57 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
0 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
2 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Adjusted Death (Mortality) measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.


Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4663 in the United States  
27 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
3730 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
83 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
823 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 63 in Massachusetts  
0 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
59 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
2 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
2 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery

Rate of Readmission for Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery patients

July 2011 - June 2013, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 3498 in the United States  
49 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
2721 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
49 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
679 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 60 in Massachusetts  
3 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
54 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
0 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
3 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Hospital Wide

Rate of Readmission Hospital-wide

July 2013 - June 2014, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

HOSPITAL NAME
Better Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are lower than the U.S. National Rate)
No Different Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. National Rate or difference is uncertain)
Worse Than
U.S. National Rate

(Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. National Rate)
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL


Out of 4772 in the United States  
178 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate
4078 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate
337 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
179 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 64 in Massachusetts  
1 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate
49 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate
14 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
0 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.