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Quality and Safety

At Stoughton Hospital, we're committed to providing the optimum in healthcare quality and safety. You can rely on us to continually strive to raise the bar to the highest level.

Provided below are links to videos which encourage patients to speak up and be active participants in their health care, as well as information which demonstrates both our patients' satisfaction and the quality of care we provide.

Quality Care and Satisfaction Scores
Every quarter, Stoughton Hospital compiles data from various sources including the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Wisconsin Hospital Association. This information allows us to analyze specific measurements of quality care and patient satisfaction � showing where we are doing well and revealing opportunities for improvement. These sources also allow us to compare our hospital�s performance with other area healthcare facilities. The general public can also utilize these sources to compare the performance of hospitals in our state and throughout the country. Just click on the websites which are listed below under the heading �Healthcare Quality Websites� to research specific hospitals and data on individual measures.

Patient Satisfaction Scores
Source: US Dept. of Health and Human Services Website � hospitalcompare.hhs.gov Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey of Patients� Hospital Experience

HCAHPS
April 1, 2010 - March 30, 2011
Quality Care Scores
Source: Wisconsin Hospital Association Website � CheckPoint Reports wicheckpoint.org

Index Report (%)
July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010
The percent of patients who received the care they needed based on a group of measures for a specific diagnoses or procedure (i.e., heart failure, pneumonia, surgical infection prevention)

	Heart Failure Care	Pneumonia Care	Surgical Infection Prevention
State Average	88%	89%	88%
Stoughton Hospital	*	88%	86%

*= Data collected but not enough cases to obtain index score.

Stoughton Hospital - Click here to see how we compare to other hospitals

Healthcare Quality Websites As part of our commitment to quality healthcare, Stoughton Hospital submits data to many healthcare quality organizations. Websites reporting this information are listed below.

Wisconsin Hospital Association - CheckPoint Index Reports (Latest CheckPoint data available)

Hospital Compare - This site was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the American Hospital Association and many other groups to compare nationally the quality among hospitals.

Leapfrog � This site was created by employer groups to aid consumers in making informed healthcare decisions.

Home Health Compare � This federal government site provides performance comparison for home health agencies.

Accreditation Information
The Joint Commission conducts periodic accreditation surveys of Stoughton Hospital.

The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit, national body that oversees the safety and quality of health care and other services provided in accredited organizations. Information about accredited organizations may be provided directly to the Joint Commission at 1-800-994-6610. Information regarding accreditation and the accreditation performance of individual organizations can be obtained through the Joint Commission's website at www.jointcommission.org.

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