Surgical Care Improvement Project
Patients taking beta blockers who continued taking them before and after surgery
Staying on beta blockers before and after surgery makes it less likely that patients who take this medication will have heart problems.
Genesis |
98% |
State Average |
99% |
National Average |
98% |
Patients who were given an antibiotic within one hour before surgery
Surgery patients who get antibiotics within the hour before their surgery are less likely to get wound infections.
Genesis |
95% |
State Average |
99% |
National Average |
99% |
Patients given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Certain antibiotics work better to prevent wound infections for certain types of surgery.
Genesis |
98% |
State Average |
99% |
National Average |
99% |
Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped within 24 hours after surgery
Continuing antibiotics longer than necessary (more than 24 hours) can increase the risk of side effects. Also, when antibiotics are used for too long, patients can develop resistance to them and the antibiotics won’t work as well.
Genesis |
100% |
State Average |
99% |
National Average |
98% |
Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery.
Surgery patients can develop infections when urinary catheters are left in place too long after surgery. Infections are dangerous for patients, cause longer hospital stays, and increase costs.
Genesis |
84% |
State Average |
98% |
National Average |
98% |
Patients who received treatment within 24 hours before or after surgery to help prevent blood clots
Treatments to help prevent blood clots from forming after surgery include blood-thinning medications, elastic support stockings or mechanical air stockings that help with blood flow in the legs. These treatments need to be started at the right time, which is typically during the period that begins 24 hours before surgery and ends 24 hours after surgery.
Genesis |
99% |
State Average |
100% |
National Average |
100% |
Source: Hospital Compare
October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015