Patient Falls per 1,000 Patient Days

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

Data Source: MHA PatientCareLink Project

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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.

Data Source: MHA PatientCareLink Project

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Heart Attack or Chest Pain

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.