William W. Backus Hospital
326 Washington Street, 6360

William W. Backus Hospital - Ratings

Main Information
Location: Connecticut , Norwich
Common rating:
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 Survival Ratings:

Heart Failure   Number of Cases > 800
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-96.62% Predicted-96.22%
Not applicable
Actual-74.12% Predicted-74.66%
Cardiac
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)   Number of Cases > 522
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-98.28% Predicted-97.76%
Not applicable
Actual-82.76% Predicted-81.79%
Pulmonary
Pneumonia   Number of Cases > 817
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-95.35% Predicted-94.79%
Actual-91.31% Predicted-90.67%
Actual-77.72% Predicted-77.37%
Pulmonary
Bowel Obstruction   Number of Cases > 247
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-98.79% Predicted-97.66%
Actual-97.98% Predicted-96.19%
Actual-91.9% Predicted-89.93%
Other Procedures
Diabetic Acidosis and Coma   Number of Cases > 58
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-100% Predicted-98.18%
Actual-93.1% Predicted-95.91%
Not applicable Other Procedures
Gastrointestinal Bleed   Number of Cases > 365
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-98.63% Predicted-97.73%
Actual-96.99% Predicted-94.91%
Actual-85.48% Predicted-85.02%
Other Procedures
Gastrointestinal Surgeries and Procedures   Number of Cases > 131
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-93.89% Predicted-93.36%
Actual-92.37% Predicted-91.7%
Actual-89.31% Predicted-86.42%
Other Procedures
Pancreatitis   Number of Cases > 52
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-100% Predicted-96.35%
Actual-100% Predicted-94.65%
Actual-92.31% Predicted-87.86%
Other Procedures
Pulmonary Embolism   Number of Cases > 66
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-90.91% Predicted-94.45%
Actual-89.39% Predicted-92.07%
Actual-80.3% Predicted-83.77%
Other Procedures
Respiratory Failure   Number of Cases > 193
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-79.79% Predicted-81.42%
Actual-72.02% Predicted-75.01%
Actual-55.96% Predicted-57.61%
Other Procedures
Sepsis   Number of Cases > 362
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-86.74% Predicted-81.51%
Actual-79.56% Predicted-76.05%
Actual-66.3% Predicted-61.01%
Other Procedures
Stroke   Number of Cases > 262
While In Hospital1 Month After Hospitalization6 Months After HospitalizationSpeciality
Actual-88.55% Predicted-91.68%
Actual-81.68% Predicted-86.67%
Actual-72.9% Predicted-75.62%
Other Procedures

 Complication Ratings:

Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)   Number of Cases > 88
Overall RatingActualPredictedSpeciality
20.45% 9.55% Orthopedic
Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)   Number of Cases > 178
Overall RatingActualPredictedSpeciality
23.03% 16.81% Orthopedic
Hip Fracture Repair   Number of Cases > 219
Overall RatingActualPredictedSpeciality
22.37% 16.68% Orthopedic
Total Hip Replacement   Number of Cases > 116
Overall RatingActualPredictedSpeciality
19.83% 9.34% Orthopedic
Total Knee Replacement   Number of Cases > 225
Overall RatingActualPredictedSpeciality
17.78% 7.99% Orthopedic
Carotid Surgery   Number of Cases > 97
Overall RatingActualPredictedSpeciality
15.46% 7.31% Other Procedures
Cholecystectomy   Number of Cases > 106
Overall RatingActualPredictedSpeciality
34.91% 23.87% Other Procedures
Peripheral Vascular Bypass   Number of Cases > 50
Overall RatingActualPredictedSpeciality
2% 9.06% Other Procedures
Prostatectomy   Number of Cases > 35
Overall RatingActualPredictedSpeciality
8.57% 6.27% Other Procedures

 Patient Safety Ratings:

Death in procedures where mortality is usually very low:
Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital:
Death following a serious complication after surgery:
Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest:
Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital:
Hip fracture following surgery:
Excessive bruising or bleeding as a consequence of a procedure or surgery:
Electrolyte and fluid imbalance following surgery:
Respiratory failure following surgery:
Deep blood clots in the lungs or legs following surgery:
Bloodstream infection following surgery:
Breakdown of abdominal incision site:
Number of events of foreign objects left in body during a procedure: 0 Events

 Additional Rating Data:

Cardiac services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas
Critical Care services: At national average in 3 of 4 areas
Gastrointestinal services: Above national average in 2 of 5 areas
General Surgery services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas
Orthopedic services: Below national average in 5 of 5 areas
Pulmonary services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas
Vascular services: Below national average in 1 of 2 areas
  • "If you are over 50 and end up at RCH that might cost you your life! My elderly mother went in with 4 known conditions, glaucoma, dementia, arthritis, and a possible stroke. The only meds she had was eye drops. They were getting ready to send her back home the next day. Then call me back and asked if she had a do not resuscitate order? I said yes. Called me back again asking me the same question. Then the next call I get a lil' while later they are telling me a bunch of things are wrong she...
    14 October 2022, 02:14
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    13 April 2022, 03:31
  • 9-3-2021 An ambulance transported me to Christus Spohn hospital in Beeville due to breathing issues, severe headaches, fever and confusion. They completely misdiagnosed me even though I was having those symptoms and doctor Joshua J White DO falsified several details on the medical report. Then they had me transported to their psychiatric hospital in Corpus Christi where I was told that my family put me in there and if I didn't take the med's I was never getting out. For three days I was disregar...
    14 March 2022, 04:53
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