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Some Oklahoma hospitals need work, study finds

 
BY VALLERY BROWN    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: May 8, 2009

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

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