60 ACS NSQIP hospitals achieve meritorious outcomes

Editor's Note

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) on October 28 recognized 60 of 603 participating hospitals for achieving meritorious outcomes in surgical patient care in 2015.

The recognition program commends a select group of hospitals for achieving a meritorious composite score that is determined through a weighted formula combining eight surgical outcome areas.

These include:

• mortality
• cardiac arrest and myocardial infarction
• pneumonia
• unplanned intubation
• ventilator > 48 hours
• renal failure
• surgical site infections
• urinary tract infections.

ACS NSQIP has recognized 60 of 603 hospitals participating in the adult program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2015