Hospitals

The Department of Health shares the information below to help you compare different hospitals and choose one that is best for you. The Frequently Asked Questions can help you understand how the Department chooses what information to release and how you can use it.If you have additional questions, please contact each hospital for more information. You should also consider visiting hospitals to look around and ask questions.

Clinical Measures
There are four sets of graphs that show how Rhode Island hospitals compare to one another for:

• Central line-associated bloodstream infections (Report / Explanation)
• Heart Attacks (Graph | Explanation)
• Heart Failure (Graph | Explanation)
• Pneumonia (Graph | Explanation)
• Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (Report / Explanation)
• Surgical Care Improvement Project (Graph | Explanation)

Medicare’s Hospital Compare Website also has information about the care that patients receive in Rhode Island hospitals and the measures in the heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia graphs. You can learn more about the pressure ulcer admission assessment and daily reassessment measures by reading the Measure Information Forms.

The May 2009 pressure ulcer prevention graphs are a one-time report for each hospital. In 2007 and 2008, Rhode Island hospitals collected pilot data. Later in 2009, the Program will report information about pressure ulcers that patients get during their hospital stays.

Satisfaction
In addition to clinical quality, Medicare’s Hospital Compare has information about patients’ satisfaction with the care that patients receive in Rhode Island hospitals.

Information for Consumers
The Division of Facilities Regulation makes hospital survey information available to consumers to help evaluate the quality of care provided by the state's hospitals.