Georgia Skin Care

When the treatment makes patients sick

Metro Atlantans face risks of medical errors and life-threatening infections that are above national averages when they are admitted to some of the area’s most prestigious hospitals, according to a study of new federal data.

These conditions occur only a few times per year at most hospitals, according to the statistics, which cover Medicare patients treated between October 2008 and June 2010. Even so, the last thing hospital patients expect is that a hospital will make them sick. Or worse.

The new data show most Atlanta hospitals had at least one case of a potentially deadly catheter-related bloodstream infection — commonly referred to as a “central line” infection — and Emory University Hospital posted the highest rate in the state and one of the highest in the nation, the report shows.

In terms of numbers, not rates, the 36 central line infections reported at Emory gave it the fourth-worst ranking among about 3,300 hospitals in the nation. Other outliers included University Hospital in Augusta, which recorded the second-highest number of catheter-related urinary tract infections in the country with 77.

Data contested

The data also show eight cases of foreign objects being left in patients after surgery in metro Atlanta hospitals — including two cases each at Emory University Hospital Midtown and WellStar Kennestone Hospital. And the statistics show at least one patient fall or trauma — including fractures, dislocations and burns — at almost every Atlanta area hospital, with some of the highest rates at Piedmont Fayette Hospital and Northside Forsyth Hospital.

The new statistics offer consumers a first-ever look at how well metro Atlanta hospitals are doing at protecting patients from potentially deadly threats; Georgia does not require hospitals to publicly report infection rates and medical errors. While the data are based on Medicare records, experts say the numbers shed light on the conditions all patients face when admitted to a hospital.

Many hospitals contend the data are unfair for comparing facilities, because the statistics are derived from Medicare billing records that are dated, imprecise and not adjusted to account for hospitals whose beds are filled with extraordinarily sick patients.

But experts say it’s crucial to publicize information about medical errors and infections because many hospitals still aren’t doing enough to combat preventable conditions. While most patients leave hospitals unscathed, one recent study found that 1 in 7 Medicare patients was harmed while hospitalized. An estimated 1.7 million infections are picked up in hospitals every year, leading to about 100,000 deaths.

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