Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast

7800 Us Highway 98 West
Destin, FL 32550

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast is a hospital located in Destin, FL. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Intensive Care.

Awards & Ratings for Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast

Patient Safety Ratings

Patient safety ratings reflect the quality of care at a hospital by measuring how well the hospital prevents potentially avoidable complications and adverse events following surgeries and procedures. HealthGrades uses Patient Safety Indicator software from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (see www.ahrq.gov) to: 1) Count the actual number of patient safety events; and 2) Predict the expected number of patient safety incidences that are likely to occur at a hospital based on such factors as the types of cases treated at the hospital.

Ratings for each of the 12 patient safety indicators are based on a comparison of the actual number of events to the expected number for that hospital.

Better than expected

Fewer patients were affected than expected.

Average

About the same number of patients were affected as expected.

Worse than expected

More patients were affected than expected.

Each patient safety indicator is rated independently and some indicators apply to more patients than others. Some patient safety events occur more frequently than others. As a result, the rate of patients affected for each indicator may vary substantially.

Patient Safety Indicator	Worse	Average	Better
Prevention of death in procedures where mortality is usually very low
Lack of pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital
Ability to diagnose and treat in time
Avoidance of collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest
Lack of infections acquired at hospital
Absence of hip fracture after surgery
Avoidance of excessive bruising or bleeding as a consequence of a procedure or surgery
Adequate organ function and electrolyte and fluid balance after surgery
Avoidance of respiratory failure following surgery
Lack of deep blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery
Avoidance of severe infection following surgery
Lack of surgical wound site breakdown

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There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.

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