Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
How does The Methodist Hospital rank in the treatment of surgical patients? The information linked to below shows how closely Methodist follows recommended guidelines for surgical care.
Source: Hospital Compare
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Hospitals in The Methodist Hospital System
- TMHS
The Methodist Hospital System - TMH
The Methodist Hospital - MSLH
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
- MWH
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital - SJMH
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital - MWHH
Methodist West Houston Hosptial
Infection
Prevention Measures
- SCIP Inf-1a
Surgery patients given an antibiotic 1 hr before surgery to prevent infection - SCIP Inf-2a
Surgery patients given the right type of antibiotic to prevent infection - SCIP Inf-3a
Surgery patients whose preventative antibiotics stopped 24 hrs after surgery - SCIP Inf-4
Heart surgery patients whose blood sugar was well controlled days after surgery - SCIP Inf-6
Surgery patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery, who had hair removed using a safer method (electric clippers or hair removal cream – not a razor) - SCIP Inf-9
Surgery patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Cardiac Incident
Prevention Measures
- SCIP Card-2
Patients taking beta blockers prior to surgery, were kept on beta blockers before and after surgery
Blood Clot
Prevention Measures
- SCIP VTE-1
Patients whose doctors ordered treatment to prevent blood clots - SCIP VTE-2
Patients who received treatment at the right time to prevent blood clots
Hospital Compare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid created a consumer-oriented website called Hospital Compare, which allows you to compare hospitals across the nation using 26 quality measures. These 26 measures only concern heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and the prevention of surgical infections. Over 4,000 hospitals, including The Methodist Hospital, have voluntarily reported data on quality of care. Above you can see how The Methodist Hospital compares to the state and national average. Hospital Compare can be accessed at www.HospitalCompare.hhs.gov or at www.medicare.gov.
