Here are 105 statistics on healthcare providers' performance on patient safety indicators, according to the latest information available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Note: These PSIs were calculated using modified version of version 4.1 of the PSI software and the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2009.
Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with expected low-mortality
Total U.S. — 0.455
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 0.192
45-64 — 0.623
65 and over — 2.032
Gender
Male — 1.010
Female — 0.373
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 0.426
Midwest — 0.509
South — 0.489
West — 0.334
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 0.451
Private, for-profit — 0.404
Public — 0.541
Teaching status
Teaching — 0.490
Nonteaching — 0.441
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 0.611
100-299 — 0.412
300-499 — 0.425
500 or more — 0.483
Deaths per 1,000 elective-surgery admissions having developed specified complications of care during hospitalization
Total U.S. — 116.170
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 62.845
45-64 — 96.838
65 and over — 139.691
Gender
Male — 128.602
Female — 104.433
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 119.746
Midwest — 97.517
South — 118.421
West — 122.284
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 113.326
Private, for-profit — 123.289
Public — 126.574
Teaching status
Teaching — 118.089
Nonteaching — 114.952
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 103.039
100-299 — 114.215
300-499 — 121.771
500 or more — 115.895
Admissions for foreign body accidentally left in during procedure per 100,000 population — Area level
Total U.S. — 1.325
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 0.782
45-64 — 1.617
65 and over — 2.673
Gender
Male — 1.269
Female — 1.425
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 1.086
Midwest — 1.532
South — 1.335
West — 1.324
Admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges of length two or more days
Total U.S. — 2.759
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 2.139
45-64 — 4.207
65 and over — 2.716
Gender
Male — 3.919
Female — 2.323
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 2.479
Midwest — 2.808
South — 3.225
West — 2.239
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 2.412
Private, for-profit — 4.438
Public — 2.538
Teaching status
Teaching — 3.045
Nonteaching — 2.636
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 3.081
100-299 — 2.347
300-499 — 2.707
500 or more — 3.313
Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence per 1,000 abdominopelvic-surgery admissions of length two or more days
Total U.S. — 2.181
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 0.936
45-64 — 2.311
65 and over — 3.137
Gender
Male — 3.834
Female — 1.319
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 2.501
Midwest — 2.243
South — 1.946
West — 2.234
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 2.111
Private, for-profit — 1.919
Public — 2.843
Teaching status
Teaching — 2.202
Nonteaching — 2.171
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 2.169
100-299 — 2.245
300-499 — 2.230
500 or more — 2.041
Accidental puncture or laceration during procedure per 1,000 medical and surgical admissions
Total U.S. — 3.819
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 3.530
45-64 — 4.585
65 and over — 3.443
Gender
Male — 3.215
Female — 4.376
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 3.605
Midwest — 4.051
South — 3.624
West — 4.109
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 3.863
Private, for-profit — 3.392
Public — 4.012
Teaching status
Teaching — 4.242
Nonteaching — 3.596
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 3.588
100-299 — 3.522
300-499 — 4.092
500 or more — 4.015
Note: These PSIs were calculated using modified version of version 4.1 of the PSI software and the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2009.
Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with expected low-mortality
Total U.S. — 0.455
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 0.192
45-64 — 0.623
65 and over — 2.032
Gender
Male — 1.010
Female — 0.373
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 0.426
Midwest — 0.509
South — 0.489
West — 0.334
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 0.451
Private, for-profit — 0.404
Public — 0.541
Teaching status
Teaching — 0.490
Nonteaching — 0.441
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 0.611
100-299 — 0.412
300-499 — 0.425
500 or more — 0.483
Deaths per 1,000 elective-surgery admissions having developed specified complications of care during hospitalization
Total U.S. — 116.170
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 62.845
45-64 — 96.838
65 and over — 139.691
Gender
Male — 128.602
Female — 104.433
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 119.746
Midwest — 97.517
South — 118.421
West — 122.284
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 113.326
Private, for-profit — 123.289
Public — 126.574
Teaching status
Teaching — 118.089
Nonteaching — 114.952
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 103.039
100-299 — 114.215
300-499 — 121.771
500 or more — 115.895
Admissions for foreign body accidentally left in during procedure per 100,000 population — Area level
Total U.S. — 1.325
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 0.782
45-64 — 1.617
65 and over — 2.673
Gender
Male — 1.269
Female — 1.425
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 1.086
Midwest — 1.532
South — 1.335
West — 1.324
Admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges of length two or more days
Total U.S. — 2.759
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 2.139
45-64 — 4.207
65 and over — 2.716
Gender
Male — 3.919
Female — 2.323
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 2.479
Midwest — 2.808
South — 3.225
West — 2.239
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 2.412
Private, for-profit — 4.438
Public — 2.538
Teaching status
Teaching — 3.045
Nonteaching — 2.636
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 3.081
100-299 — 2.347
300-499 — 2.707
500 or more — 3.313
Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence per 1,000 abdominopelvic-surgery admissions of length two or more days
Total U.S. — 2.181
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 0.936
45-64 — 2.311
65 and over — 3.137
Gender
Male — 3.834
Female — 1.319
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 2.501
Midwest — 2.243
South — 1.946
West — 2.234
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 2.111
Private, for-profit — 1.919
Public — 2.843
Teaching status
Teaching — 2.202
Nonteaching — 2.171
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 2.169
100-299 — 2.245
300-499 — 2.230
500 or more — 2.041
Accidental puncture or laceration during procedure per 1,000 medical and surgical admissions
Total U.S. — 3.819
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44 — 3.530
45-64 — 4.585
65 and over — 3.443
Gender
Male — 3.215
Female — 4.376
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast — 3.605
Midwest — 4.051
South — 3.624
West — 4.109
Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit — 3.863
Private, for-profit — 3.392
Public — 4.012
Teaching status
Teaching — 4.242
Nonteaching — 3.596
Bed size of hospital
Less than 100 — 3.588
100-299 — 3.522
300-499 — 4.092
500 or more — 4.015