Geisinger Health System
PHC4 Hospital-Acquired Infection Results
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005 Complete Report
To view the entire PHC4 Hospital-Acquired Infections in Pennsylvania report, click here (.pdf)
 | | | Mortality | | | Hospital | # of Cases | Infection Rate
per 100 Cases* | Number | % | Average Length of Stay
(in Days) | Average Charge | Geisinger Medical Center | 19,770 | NA | 592 | 3.0 | 4.4 | $40,570 | | Cases with Infections | 281 | 14.2 | 39 | 13.9 | 22.8 | $235,001 | | Urinary Tract | 85 | 4.3 | 6 | 7.1 | 14.0 | $110,605 | | Surgical Site | 11 | 1.9 | 1 | 9.1 | 24.6 | $238,488 | | Pneumonia | 46 | 2.3 | 10 | 21.7 | 17.0 | $186,355 | | Bloodstream | 34 | 1.7 | 5 | 14.7 | 20.0 | $190,792 | | Multiple | 105 | 5.3 | 17 | 16.2 | 33.0 | $370,695 | | Cases without Infection | 19,489 | NA | 553 | 2.8 | 4.1 | $37,767 | | Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre | 7,015 | NA | 176 | 2.5 | 5.1 | $23,865 | | Cases with Infections | 19 | 2.7 | 2 | 10.5 | 20.1 | $112,766 | | Urinary Tract | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.4 | $61,034 | | Surgical Site | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Pneumonia | 2 | 0.3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Bloodstream | 3 | 0.4 | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Multiple | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Cases without Infection | 6,996 | NA | 174 | 2.5 | 5.0 | $23,624 | | Geisinger Wyoming Valley | 8,168 | NA | 184 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 25,799 | | Cases with Infections | 57 | 7.0 | 9 | 15.8 | 17.7 | $132,952 | | Urinary Tract | 28 | 3.4 | 2 | 7.1 | 10.9 | $50,728 | | Surgical Site | 1 | 0.6 | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Pneumonia | 10 | 1.2 | 3 | 30.0 | 23.7 | $211,966 | | Bloodstream | 17 | 2.1 | 4 | 23.5 | 25.2 | $224,683 | | Multiple | 1 | 0.1 | NR | NR | NR | NR | | Cases without Infection | 8,111 | NA | 175 | 2.2 | 4.2 | $25,046 |
| | | * Surgical Site Infection Rate - Based on the number of surgical cases, not the total number of cases. | | NA - Not applicable. | | NR - Not reported: had fewer than 5 cases evaluated. |  |
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