Cardiac services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas
Critical Care services: Above national average in 2 of 4 areas
Gastrointestinal services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas
General Surgery services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas
Orthopedic services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas
Pulmonary services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas
Vascular services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas
Kettering Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 337 beds of which 283 are Adult and/or Pediatric Care, 12 are Coronary Care, 20 are Intensive Care, and 12 are Surgical Intensive Care.
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| Heart Failure |
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| Valve Replacement Surgery |
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Cardiology
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Interventional Cardiology
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Total Knee Replacement
Sepsis
Heart Failure
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Heart Attack
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Total Hip Replacement
Pneumonia
Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)
Source for appendectomy: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI) for years 2005 through 2007. Updated 10/13/2009.
Source for bariatric surgery and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI) for years 2006 through 2008. Updated 5/26/2010.
Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008. Updated 10/13/2009.
Source for pediatric patient safety: Pediatric patient safety is based on 8 patient safety indicators from individual states (AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI) for years 2006 through 2008. Updated 8/4/2010.
Source for emergency medicine: Emergency department admissions for 11 diagnoses from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008. Updated 6/23/2010.
Source for patient safety: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service for years 2006 through 2008. Updated 3/29/2010.
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