Surgical Care
When you need surgery, you want assurance that you will be receiving the best possible care. One way to assess that is to confirm that you are getting all of the recommended care for your condition – that is, care that is scientifically proven to be associated with good results.
Surgical Care: Performance Summary
*The source of the comparison for these measures is Hospital Compare (www.HospitalCompare.hhs.gov), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, December, 2009.
For more information about each measure and its benchmark, click on the measure name. Note This data reported for this set of measures are drawn from a representative sample of patients rather than all surgical patients.
Other useful specific services measures:
Last updated: December 21, 2009
