Here are the quality metrics for 10 Massachusetts-based surgery centers.
Braintree-based South Shore Endoscopy Center
GI cases performed: 5,490
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Patient falls: 13.34 percent (732 falls)
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 85 percent
Unexpected transfers: 0 of 100,000
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Worcester-based Reliant Medical Group Endoscopy Center
GI cases performed: 10,892
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Patient falls: 0 of 100,000
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 100 percent
Unexpected transfers: 0 of 100,000
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Weymouth Endoscopy
GI cases performed: 4,319
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Patient falls: 0 of 100,000
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 87 percent
Unexpected transfers: 21.28 percent (919)
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Stoneham-based DHA Endoscopy
GI cases performed: 5,933
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Patient falls: 0 of 100,000
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 94 percent
Unexpected transfers: 0 of 100,000
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Amherst-based Valley Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery & Procedures Center
GI cases performed: 2,512
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Patient falls: 0 of 100,000
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 95 percent
Unexpected transfers: 0 of 100,000
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Worcester Surgical Center
GI cases performed: 1,998 (2,889 total)
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Patient falls: 0 of 100,000
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 72 percent
Unexpected transfers: 29 percent (847)
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Pittsburgh-based Berkshire Endoscopy Center
GI cases performed: 1,891
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 53 percent
Unexpected transfers: 0 of 100,000
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Fall River-based Same Day Surgiclinic
GI cases performed: 6,862 (8,054 total)
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Patient falls: 0 of 100,000
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 78 percent
Unexpected transfers: 9.1 percent (737)
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Lowell-based Northeast Endoscopy Center
GI cases performed: 9,833
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Patient falls: 0 of 100,000
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 96 percent
Unexpected transfers: 0 of 100,000
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Wellesley Hills-based Boston Endoscopy Center
GI cases performed: 10,301
Uses Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes
Patient burns: 0 of 100,000
Patient falls: 0 of 100,000
Healthcare workers vaccinated against the flu: 86 percent
Unexpected transfers: 0 of 100,000
Wrong procedure performed: 0 of 100,000
Note: All data was provided through the CMS Hospital Compare tool and ranges from January 2015 to December 2015.
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