Title: At Midland Memorial Hospital we are committed to the delivery of Quality Healthcare through the prev
1At Midland Memorial Hospital we are committed to
the delivery of Quality Healthcare through the
prevention of infection.
We are proud to announce our rates of Hospital
Acquired Infection (HAI) in comparison with
national data from the National Nosocomial
Infections Surveillance System (NNIS), where
available.
2Rates of Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) for
2005
Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus
also known as
- a Multi Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Rate 0.4 per 1000 patient days
In explanation a patient could stay at MMH for
1000 days and have LESS THAN a 1.0 chance of
developing an infection with a Hospital-Acquired
MRSA!
3COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING
466 patients identified with MRSA in 2005 were
unknown to have MRSA in the past.
67.38 of those patients had no recent contact
with any medical facility or hospital.
In explanation, 67.38 of the patients newly
identified with MRSA in 2005 had acquired MRSA in
the community!
67.38
acquired
in the community!
4A Risk Index Category of 0 (Excellent Health)
will be used for comparison of C-section data.
A Risk Index Category of 2 (Fair Health) will be
used for Total Hip Replacements.
A Risk Index Category of 1 (Good Health) will be
used for all other surgeries.
5MIDLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1/1/00 12/31/05IN
COMPARISON WITH NNIS
INFECTION RATE
NNIS
NNIS
NNIS
NNIS
NNIS
NNIS
MMH
MMH
MMH
MMH
MMH
MMH
6NNIS Report issued in October 2004