Some Oklahoma hospitals need work, study finds
Some Oklahoma hospitals aren’t doing enough to prevent surgery patients from developing infections, according to a report released by Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine.
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Compliance rates
Here’s a look at some hospitals’ compliance in administering an antibiotic at least an hour before a surgical incision is made:
Low scores
(79 percent compliance and below):
• Tahlequah City Hospital: 24 percent
• Southwestern Medical Center, Lawton: 68 percent
• Stillwater Medical Center: 71 percent High scores (95 percent compliance or higher):
• Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma City: 99 percent
• Duncan Regional Hospital: 99 percent
• Southcrest Hospital, Tulsa: 99 percent
• Tahlequah City Hospital: 24 percent
• Southwestern Medical Center, Lawton: 68 percent
• Stillwater Medical Center: 71 percent High scores (95 percent compliance or higher):
• Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma City: 99 percent
• Duncan Regional Hospital: 99 percent
• Southcrest Hospital, Tulsa: 99 percent
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