Quality & Safety at MDI Hospital
Surgical Care/Surgical Infection Prevention

Hospitals can reduce the risk of wound infection after surgery by making sure patients get the right medicines at the right time on the day of their surgery. These quality measures show some of the standards of care. Click here to learn more about how to prevent wound infections after surgery.

The rates displayed in these graphs are from data reported for discharges July 2006 - June 2007.
Green is for scores equal to or above the state and national averages.
Yellow is for scores between the state and national averages.
Red is for scores below both the national and state averages.

Indicator of Quality

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Maine Hospitals

US Hospitals

MDI Hospital

1. % of patients who received preventative antibiotics one hour before incision
91%
82%
95%
2. % of patientes who received the appropriate preventative antibiotics for their surgery
96%
90%
96%
3. % of patients whose preventative antibiotic(s) are stopped w/in 24 hours after surgery
91%
78%
77%
4. % of patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots for certain types of surgeries
91%
79%
100%
5. % of patients who received treatment to prevent blood clots within 24 hours before or after selected surgeries
88%
75%
100%

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