Volume and Outcomes
At Beaumont Health System, our patients' health and safety are our top priorities. Our outcomes measures play a significant role in our efforts toward medical progress and innovation. With these measures, you'll see that Beaumont compares favorably to other hospitals, not just in Michigan, but across the U.S.
The procedures listed below are just a small portion of the wide range of specialties and services offered at Beaumont. The procedures displayed are those we feel are most useful and informative to our patients.
Mortality
The intent behind measuring patient mortality, or patient deaths, is to draw attention to the outcome of hospitalization in order to enhance the quality improvement initiatives of the hospital. Beaumont uses this measure to examine how we practice medicine and how to constantly improve how we provide care to our patients. These data are provided to better inform consumers and patients about their health-care choices.
The chart below illustrates our percentage of deaths compared to the expected percentage in an average U.S. hospital, adjusted for patient risk factors. This data only refers to mortality rates during a patients' hospital stay.
Mortality Rate (% of deaths) October 2010 - September 2011:
Source: Mortality data is severity adjusted and statistically analyzed using the Premier Clinical Advisor tool of Premier, Incorporated, 1 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Winner.
- Legend:
Better Than Predicted
As Predicted
Below Predicted
Measure | Number of cases | Actual % of deaths | Predicted % of deaths | How We Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient Admissions | ||||
| Overall | 102,015 | 1.14% | 1.96% | |
| Cardiology | ||||
| Overall | 9,447 | 1.64% | 2.60% | |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) | 1,559 | 3.85% | 5.50% | |
| Heart Failure | 2,667 | 1.87% | 3.04% | |
| Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Angioplasty) | 1,755 | 1.03% | 1.74% | |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | ||||
| Overall | 879 | 3.41% | 2.23% | |
| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (Bypass Surgery) | 635 | 3.94% | 2.80% | |
| Gastroenterology | ||||
| Overall | 8,765 | 0.71% | 1.47% | |
| General Medicine | ||||
| Overall | 26,133 | 1.50% | 2.84% | |
| Asthma | 551 | 0.54% | 0.45% | |
| Community Acquired Pneumonia | 912 | 1.43% | 2.87% | |
| General Surgery | ||||
| Overall | 5,841 | 1.18% | 2.39% | |
| Colon Surgery | 683 | 3.07% | 3.31% | |
| Hysterectomy | 735 | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| Gynecology | ||||
| Overall | 1,296 | 0.08% | 0.08% | |
| Kidney / Pancreatic Transplant | ||||
| Overall | 50 | 2.00% | 0.28% | |
| Medical Oncology | ||||
| Overall | 1,850 | 3.78% | 7.20% | |
| Neurology | ||||
| Overall | 4,455 | 1.59% | 2.97% | |
| Hemorrhagic Stroke | 299 | 14.05% | 22.67% | |
- Legend:
- Better Than Predicted
- As Predicted
- Below Predicted