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Northwest Hospital
Org ID: 6294

Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
Hospital 30 Day Rate of Readmission compared to U.S. National Rate
The rates displayed in this table are from data reported for discharges July 2005 through June 2008
Last Updated: March 18, 2010

The U.S. Rate for Readmissions for Heart Attack Patients = 20%
	Better Than U.S. National Rate (Adjusted readmissions are lower than U.S. rate)	No Different Than U.S. National Rate (Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. rate or difference is uncertain)	Worse Than U.S. National Rate (Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. Rate)
30 Day Hospital Readmission Rates for Heart Attack Patients	Heart AttackNot Available - No data is available from the hospital for this measure.1405203624885219444520Maryland00000July 2005June 2008March 18, 20100000 TTTTT
Out of 4520 hospitals in U.S.	36 hospitals in the U.S. Better than U.S. National Rate	2488 hospitals in the U.S. No different than U.S. National Rate	52 hospitals in the U.S. Worse than U.S. National Rate
Out of 4520 hospitals in U.S.	1944 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 0 hospitals in Maryland	0 hospitals in Maryland Better than U.S. National Rate	0 hospitals in Maryland No different than U.S. National Rate	0 hospitals in Maryland Worse than U.S. National Rate
Out of 0 hospitals in Maryland	0 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing

The U.S. Rate for Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients = 24%
	Better Than U.S. National Rate (Adjusted readmissions are lower than U.S. rate)	No Different Than U.S. National Rate (Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. rate or difference is uncertain)	Worse Than U.S. National Rate (Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. Rate)
30 Day Hospital Readmission Rates for Heart Failure Patients	Heart FailureNot Available - No data is available from the hospital for this measure.14052418038542335204787Maryland00000July 2005June 2008March 18, 20100000 TTTTT
Out of 4787 hospitals in U.S.	180 hospitals in the U.S. Better than U.S. National Rate	3854 hospitals in the U.S. No different than U.S. National Rate	233 hospitals in the U.S. Worse than U.S. National Rate
Out of 4787 hospitals in U.S.	520 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 0 hospitals in Maryland	0 hospitals in Maryland Better than U.S. National Rate	0 hospitals in Maryland No different than U.S. National Rate	0 hospitals in Maryland Worse than U.S. National Rate
Out of 0 hospitals in Maryland	0 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing

The U.S. Rate for Readmissions for Pneumonia Patients = 18%
	Better Than U.S. National Rate (Adjusted readmissions are lower than U.S. rate)	No Different Than U.S. National Rate (Adjusted readmissions are about the same as U.S. rate or difference is uncertain)	Worse Than U.S. National Rate (Adjusted readmissions are higher than U.S. Rate)
30 Day Hospital Readmission Rates for Pneumonia Patients	PneumoniaNot Available - No data is available from the hospital for this measure.1405188841991983494834Maryland00000July 2005June 2008March 18, 20100000 TTTTT
Out of 4834 hospitals in U.S.	88 hospitals in the U.S. Better than U.S. National Rate	4199 hospitals in the U.S. No different than U.S. National Rate	198 hospitals in the U.S. Worse than U.S. National Rate
Out of 4834 hospitals in U.S.	349 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 0 hospitals in Maryland	0 hospitals in Maryland Better than U.S. National Rate	0 hospitals in Maryland No different than U.S. National Rate	0 hospitals in Maryland Worse than U.S. National Rate
Out of 0 hospitals in Maryland	0 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing

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