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More than 38,000 surgical procedures are performed each year at Christiana Care’s Christiana and Wilmington hospitals and outpatient surgical centers.
American College of Surgeons recognizes Christiana Care for ‘Meritorious’ surgical outcomes
Christiana Care Health System has been honored as one of only 66 institutions out of 680 by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress for
achieving “Meritorious” outcomes in surgical patient care.
This is the sixth consecutive year that Christiana Care has been recognized
through the organization’s National Surgical Quality Improvement
Program — also known as ACS NSQIP — which is the only nationally validated quality
improvement program that measures and enhances the care of
surgical patients.
“This recognition is a reflection of our staff’s commitment to be exceptional today and even better tomorrow and to partner with our patients so they can achieve optimal health,” said Gerard Fulda, M.D., the leader of Christiana Care’s Surgical Service Line.
The program measures actual surgical results 30 days after the operation and makes risk adjustments to compensate
for differences among patient populations and acuity levels. Participating hospitals are required to track the outcomes of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures and then analyze their results, which direct patient safety initiatives within the hospital and impact the quality of surgical care. | CONTINUED
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