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Table 1 Hospital lengths of stay and complications medical/surgical patients by APR DRG and severity of illness major PPC 16 - urinary tract infection Syracuse Hospitals January - September 2008 - 2009

From: Inpatient hospital complications and lengths of stay: a short report

 

Patients with PPC

Patients at Risk without PPC

Excess Days for PPC Patients

 

Number of Discharges

Patient Days

Mean LOS Per Discharge

Median LOS Per Discharge

Number of Discharges

Patient Days

Mean LOS Per Discharge

Median LOS Per Discharge

 

January - September 2008

         

   Community General

52

564

10.8

10.0

1,359

5,938

4.4

3.6

332.8

Hospital

         

   Crouse Hospital

67

1,158

17.3

11.2

1,414

7,659

4.4

5.3

864.3

   St. Joseph's Hospital

108

1,548

14.3

12.0

3,104

18,514

6.0

4.8

896.4

Health Center

         

   Total

227

3,270

14.4

10.4

5,877

32,111

5.5

4.4

2,020.3

January - September 2009

         

   Community General

29

485

16.7

15.0

664

3,260

4.9

3.8

342.2

Hospital

         

   Crouse Hospital

80

1,224

15.3

9.5

1,486

7,733

5.2

4.7

808.0

   St. Joseph's Hospital

95

1,837

19.3

17.0

3,032

17,672

5.8

5.1

1,282.5

Health Center

         

   Total

204

3,546

17.4

14.0

5,182

28,665

5.5

4.8

2,427.6

  1. For mean lengths of stay comparisons within individual hospitals p = .05.
  2. Medical/Surgical exclude rehabilitation.
  3. Sources: Hospital Executive Council; 3M Health Information Systems.