Colorectal Cancer Surgery
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Our goal is to help you get an appointment as quickly as possible. (For more detail, click on each underlined measure below.) |
DHMC 2007-2008 | Top 10% | Average |
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| WHAT IS IT? COLORECTAL CANCER | |||
| Wait time for an initial appointment: Average number of weekdays to wait for a new patient appointment. |
7.6 Days |
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Monitoring our care helps us evaluate and improve the way we deliver care. We emphasize areas where experts agree on the best treatment for a certain condition. (For more detail, click on each underlined measure below. A dash " - " means that there is no available comparison.) |
DHMC 2005-2008 | Top 10% | Average |
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| WHAT IS IT? COLORECTAL CANCER | |||
| Colo-rectal surgery volume: The total number of colo-rectal surgeries performed at DHMC. |
311 |
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| Colo-rectal surgery length of stay: The average number of days that patients stay at the hospital after their colo-rectal surgery. |
8.3 Days |
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9.5 Days |
| Colo-rectal surgery in hospital mortality: percent of patients who die in the hospital following colo-rectal cancer surgery. | 0.5% | - | 2.4% |
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We ask our patients to rate our care as one way to evaluate and improve our services. (For more detail, click on each underlined measure below. A dash " - " means that there is no available comparison.) |
DHMC 2005-2008 | Top 10% | Average |
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| HOSPITAL STAY | |||
| Overall satisfaction: Colorectal cancer surgery patients rated all aspects of their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
88 |
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| Doctor care: Colorectal cancer surgery patients rated the doctors who cared for them during their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
93 |
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| Nursing care: Colorectal cancer surgery patients rated the nurses who cared for them during their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
92 |
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| Emotional support: Colorectal cancer surgery patients rated how well their emotional and spiritual needs were met during their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
87 |
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| Pain management: Colorectal cancer surgery patients rated how well their pain was controlled during their hospital stay using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
90 |
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| Involved in decisions: Colorectal cancer surgery patients rated the effort of staff to involve them in decisions about their treatment using a scale of Very Good (100) to Very Poor (0). |
66 |
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Where to go for more information
- Department of General Surgery
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center
- Colorectal Cancer Surgery Typical Patient Journey
- Center for Shared Decision Making
- Things you can do to make your health care safe
We are interested in your feedback and questions. Please send email to: QualityReports@hitchcock.org to let us know if this is helpful, or if you need something you can't find here.
