NH hospitals

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

The Consumer Reports report on hospitals is in the AUGUST edition. It took me awhile to find it because I was looking in JULY..and back to JUNE. NB

Hmmm, my first post in the original thread clearly indicated the August issue along with the NH scores.
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=14383

[Belmont Resident]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Hmmm, my first post in the original thread clearly indicated the August issue along with the NH scores.
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=14383

Sorry SC I must have missed your post on the same subject!
My wife had major problems with LRGH and a friend almost lost his leg as a result of doctor error. I've had problems as well but nothing compared to theirs.
Now when I go to my primary care doctor I specifically ask for referrals to doctors not related to LRGH.
Thing is although he is private, he is connected to LRGH so he doesn’t like to do it, I told him I’d just go find another doctor.

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

Sorry SC I must have missed your post on the same subject!
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BR, I had assumed that you simply missed the other thread. I have quoted the text of that 1st post below as it included the NH rankings.
SC

The August issue of Consumer Reports has a several page article on hospital safety. Data was obtained from: the CDC, Medicare and Medicade along with infection data from the states and the Leapfrog Group http://www.leapfroggroup.org/

The Aug issue has safety ratings for the north east states listed in rank order by state. Items like infections, readmissions, communications and complications entered into the ratings. The highest score of any hospital in the country was a 72; Billings Montana.

Eleven hospitals in NH were rated, listed in rank order with score:

Frisbie Memorial - Rochester – 67
Wentworth-Douglas - Dover – 67
St Joseph Nashua – 66
Catholic Medical - Manchester – 64
Exeter – 62
Cheshire Med center – Keene – 62
Portsmouth Regional – 55
Concord – 55
Dartmouth Hitchcock – Lebanon – 54
Elliot – Manchester – 53
Lakes Region General – Laconia – 49
Parkland – Derry – 47

The LRGH score is a concern to us as that is where go for care. They rated only average for infections and below average for readmissions and communications. Maybe public pressure will edge them toward better internal policies.

[gokart-mozart]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

BR, I had assumed that you simply missed the other thread. I have quoted the text of that 1st post below as it included the NH rankings.
SC

Exeter - 62....ooops

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by gokart-mozart

Exeter - 62....ooops

Pre Hep C of course

[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Hmmm, my first post in the original thread clearly indicated the August issue along with the NH scores.
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=14383

OK SC I see it now: I missed that thread all together. BR mentioned "This Months" edition in the first post in this thread. NB