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Acute Care Hospitals · Norwich, CT

William W Backus Hospital

326 Washington St, Norwich, CT 06360

4 starsCMS overall star rating
YesEmergency services
Voluntary non-profit - OtherOwnership

Hospital details

CMS overall star rating
4 stars
Emergency services
Yes
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Other
Hospital type
Acute Care Hospitals
Address
326 Washington St
City
Norwich, CT
ZIP code
06360
County
New London
State
Connecticut
CMS Certification Number
070024

Sources: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospitals, Medicare Care Compare

CMS quality measures

Risk-adjusted rates as published by CMS for this hospital. A single rate is not a verdict on a hospital: CMS compares each rate with the national rate and its confidence interval, which are available on Medicare Care Compare.

MeasureCMS IDRateUnitPeriod from
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsCOMP_HIP_KNEE5.8%04/01/2023
Hospital-wide all-cause mortality (hybrid measure)Hybrid_HWM3%07/01/2024
Death rate for heart attack patientsMORT_30_AMI11.5%07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patientsMORT_30_COPD7.7%07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patientsMORT_30_HF10.2%07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patientsMORT_30_PN15.4%07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patientsMORT_30_STK9.9%07/01/2023
Pressure ulcer ratePSI_030.53per 1,00007/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsPSI_04165.13per 1,00007/01/2022
Iatrogenic pneumothorax ratePSI_060.16per 1,00007/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture ratePSI_080.3per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma ratePSI_091.93per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis ratePSI_101.56per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure ratePSI_114.81per 1,00007/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis ratePSI_122.64per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis ratePSI_133.94per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence ratePSI_141.58per 1,00007/01/2022
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration ratePSI_151.25per 1,00007/01/2022
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)PSI_900.76index07/01/2022