Symbol Legend
	Significantly higher than the expected rate.
	Not significantly different than the expected rate.
	Significantly lower than the expected rate.
	Not Reported. Had fewer than five cases evaluated.
	Not Available. Not reported due to missing/incomplete data.
Southwest Regional MC
Outlier Cases Readmission % - Ratings Short LOS Long LOS Year Condition Cases Mortality Rating Length of Stay (LOS) % Rating % Rating For Any Reason For Complication or Infection Avg. Charge 2008 Abnormal Heartbeat 67 3.1 11.9 1.5 $16,915 2008 Blood Clot in Extremities 15 3.7 0.0 0.0 $8,561 2007 Blood Clot in Extremities 16 3.7 12.5 0.0 $7,695 2006 Blood Clot in Extremities 12 4.1 0.0 0.0 $6,921 2005 Blood Clot in Extremities 10 3.9 10.0 0.0 $4,425 2004 Blood Clot in Extremities 19 4.1 10.5 0.0 $5,314 2003 Blood Clot in Extremities 22 3.9 13.6 4.5 $4,408 2002 Blood Clot in Extremities 23 4.6 4.3 4.3 $5,097 2008 Blood Clot in Lung 7 4.6 0.0 0.0 $13,582 2007 Blood Clot in Lung 8 4.8 0.0 0.0 $15,400 2006 Blood Clot in Lung 7 5.7 0.0 0.0 $13,891 2005 Blood Clot in Lung 7 6.4 0.0 0.0 $9,561 2004 Blood Clot in Lung 6 5.0 0.0 0.0 $8,161 2003 Blood Clot in Lung 5 4.4 20.0 0.0 $7,709 2002 Blood Clot in Lung 9 5.6 0.0 0.0 $8,659 2008 Bronchitis and Asthma 54 3.2     $7,440 2008 Chest Pain 53 1.1 7.5 1.9 $6,079 2007 Chest Pain 73 1.3 5.5 1.4 $6,379 2006 Chest Pain 72 1.5 2.8 1.4 $4,940 2005 Chest Pain 22 1.4 9.1 0.0 $3,695 2004 Chest Pain 25 1.3 0.0 0.0 $3,583 2003 Chest Pain 27 1.6 0.0 7.4 $3,580 2002 Chest Pain 32 1.4 6.3 0.0 9.5 0.0 $3,440 2001 Chest Pain 39 1.6 2.6 0.0 15.8 2.2 $3,580 2008 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 113 3.7 5.5 0.0 $9,952 2007 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 90 3.8 3.3 0.0 $9,748 2006 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 73 4.0 5.6 0.0 $9,591 2005 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 95 3.6 6.3 0.0 $6,603 2004 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 98 3.9 7.4 2.1 $6,459 2003 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 89 3.3 5.6 0.0 $5,878 2002 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 90 3.6 1.1 0.0 17.7 3.7 $5,413 2001 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 88 3.6 5.8 1.2 13.0 3.6 $5,763 2008 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis 6 3.6 0.0 0.0 $15,229 2004 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis 5 6.8 0.0 0.0 $15,454 2008 Colorectal Procedures 15 4.9     $31,114 2007 Colorectal Procedures 25 5.5     $37,616 2006 Colorectal Procedures 21 5.0     $19,113 2005 Colorectal Procedures 27 5.5     $14,931 2004 Colorectal Procedures 26 5.2     $14,235 2003 Colorectal Procedures 18 5.3     $14,400 2002 Colorectal Procedures 30 5.9     $13,519 2001 Colorectal Procedures 22 6.0     $13,757 2008 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 154 3.6 6.5 0.0 $12,671 2007 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 196 4.0 5.1 0.5 $11,554 2006 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 189 4.2 4.3 1.1 $11,446 2005 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 171 4.0 3.6 0.0 $7,647 2004 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 120 3.7 5.2 0.0 $7,182 2003 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 124 3.6 3.4 0.0 $6,546 2002 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 151 3.5 7.5 0.0 22.2 4.1 $6,821 2001 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 134 3.8 5.5 0.0 22.9 3.8 $7,080 2008 Diabetes - Medical Management 33 2.8 3.0 0.0 $8,121 2007 Diabetes - Medical Management 32 3.1 3.1 3.1 $9,784 2006 Diabetes - Medical Management 28 3.1 0.0 0.0 $7,206 2005 Diabetes - Medical Management 20 3.1 5.0 0.0 $4,778 2004 Diabetes - Medical Management 20 3.1     $5,141 2003 Diabetes - Medical Management 26 3.0     $4,537 2002 Diabetes - Medical Management 26 2.9     18.4 0.0 $3,920 2008 Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic 6 2.5     $21,663 2007 Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic 11 2.5     $21,518 2006 Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic 11 3.0     $15,935 2005 Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic 13 4.0     $11,384 2004 Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic 15 2.4     $10,038 2003 Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic 20 3.0     $10,916 2002 Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic 13 2.6     0.0 0.0 $8,917 2001 Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic 6 2.5     0.0 0.0 $8,440 2006 Gallbladder Removal - Open 5 6.0     NR NR $18,015 2008 Heart Attack - Medical Management 12 4.4 0.0 0.0 $13,146 2007 Heart Attack - Medical Management 14 2.8 16.7 0.0 $11,119 2006 Heart Attack - Medical Management 13 4.1 0.0 0.0 $9,809 2005 Heart Attack - Medical Management 17 4.2 0.0 0.0 $7,600 2004 Heart Attack - Medical Management 26 3.8 16.7 0.0 $7,291 2003 Heart Attack - Medical Management 17 4.0 11.8 0.0 $7,073 2002 Heart Attack - Medical Management 37 3.7 6.9 0.0 $6,807 2001 Heart Attack - Medical Management 21 4.2 6.3 0.0 $7,859 2008 Hip Fracture - Surgical Repair 39 4.8     $25,780 2007 Hip Fracture - Surgical Repair 27 5.0     $26,607 2006 Hip Fracture - Surgical Repair 28 5.3     $20,435 2005 Hip Fracture - Surgical Repair 25 6.1     $13,688 2004 Hip Fracture - Surgical Repair 34 4.9     $11,975 2003 Hip Fracture - Surgical Repair 37 5.9     $13,787 2002 Hip Fracture - Surgical Repair 33 5.1     11.8 2.9 $11,128 2008 Hypotension and Fainting 44 2.4 9.1 0.0 $8,934 2008 Intestinal Obstruction 22 3.4 13.6 0.0 $8,423 2007 Intestinal Obstruction 12 2.5 16.7 0.0 $7,847 2006 Intestinal Obstruction 13 2.5 16.7 0.0 $8,611 2005 Intestinal Obstruction 15 2.9 13.3 0.0 $4,670 2004 Intestinal Obstruction 17 2.9 11.8 0.0 $4,857 2003 Intestinal Obstruction 15 2.7     $4,591 2008 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections 67 3.3 9.1 0.0 $9,456 2007 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections 67 3.5 1.5 1.5 $8,775 2006 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections 47 3.8 2.1 0.0 $7,469 2005 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections 53 3.7 0.0 0.0 $5,413 2004 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections 54 3.8 0.0 0.0 $4,907 2003 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections 51 3.4 4.1 0.0 $4,628 2002 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections 57 3.3 5.3 0.0 16.5 1.9 $4,393 2008 Kidney Failure - Acute 18 4.5 0.0 0.0 $11,987 2007 Kidney Failure - Acute 24 3.8 13.0 0.0 $12,526 2008 Medical Back Problems 19 2.7     $7,038 2007 Medical Back Problems 18 2.4     $6,463 2006 Medical Back Problems 12 2.5     $4,365 2005 Medical Back Problems 12 2.8     $4,633 2004 Medical Back Problems 15 2.4     $3,322 2003 Medical Back Problems 6 2.1     $3,593 2002 Medical Back Problems 13 2.7     15.6 8.2 $3,551 2001 Medical Back Problems 15 2.2     0.0 0.0 $2,957 2008 Noncancerous Pancreatic Disorders 23 3.4 13.0 0.0 $9,142 2007 Noncancerous Pancreatic Disorders 17 4.8 0.0 0.0 $10,989 2006 Noncancerous Pancreatic Disorders 14 4.2 0.0 0.0 $9,829 2005 Noncancerous Pancreatic Disorders 15 3.8 0.0 0.0 $6,917 2004 Noncancerous Pancreatic Disorders 16 3.1 0.0 0.0 $5,224 2003 Noncancerous Pancreatic Disorders 15 3.1 6.7 0.0 $5,134 2002 Noncancerous Pancreatic Disorders 23 3.3 13.0 4.3 8.8 0.0 $5,096 2001 Noncancerous Pancreatic Disorders 22 4.1 9.5 4.8 9.6 0.0 $6,671 2008 Pneumonia - Aspiration 22 4.5 4.8 0.0 $14,745 2007 Pneumonia - Aspiration 22 5.8 5.0 0.0 $16,664 2006 Pneumonia - Aspiration 17 5.2 18.8 0.0 $13,465 2005 Pneumonia - Aspiration 32 4.8 13.8 0.0 $8,457 2004 Pneumonia - Aspiration 35 4.8 6.3 0.0 $6,902 2003 Pneumonia - Aspiration 49 4.5 4.4 0.0 $7,666 2002 Pneumonia - Aspiration 36 4.6 6.1 0.0 20.0 7.1 $6,974 2008 Pneumonia - Infectious 174 4.0 5.7 0.0 $10,453 2007 Pneumonia - Infectious 137 4.2 6.7 1.5 $10,983 2006 Pneumonia - Infectious 126 4.5 3.2 0.8 $10,347 2005 Pneumonia - Infectious 159 4.3 7.1 0.6 $7,578 2004 Pneumonia - Infectious 143 4.4 2.1 0.0 $7,108 2003 Pneumonia - Infectious 163 3.8 8.8 0.0 $6,564 2002 Pneumonia - Infectious 163 4.1 4.4 0.0 14.0 4.7 $6,383 2001 Pneumonia - Infectious 169 4.0 4.5 0.0 $6,232 2008 Prostatectomy - Radical 7 2.9 0.0 0.0 $31,065 2007 Prostatectomy - Radical 7 2.8 0.0 0.0 $31,272 2006 Prostatectomy - Radical 7 3.2 0.0 0.0 $13,186 2005 Prostatectomy - Radical 8 3.5     $10,110 2004 Prostatectomy - Radical 10 3.2     $9,220 2003 Prostatectomy - Radical 8 2.9     $10,743 2002 Prostatectomy - Radical 8 3.0     $9,635 2001 Prostatectomy - Radical 12 3.7     $9,073 2007 Prostatectomy - Transurethral 11 2.0     $15,693 2003 Prostatectomy - Transurethral 8 2.4     $6,831 2002 Prostatectomy - Transurethral 7 3.4     $5,953 2001 Prostatectomy - Transurethral 6 3.0     $6,031 2008 Respiratory Failure without Mechanical Ventilation 8 4.4 14.3 0.0 $13,920 2007 Respiratory Failure without Mechanical Ventilation 5 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR $15,836 2004 Respiratory Failure without Mechanical Ventilation 5 NR     NR NR $9,363 2008 Septicemia 23 4.3 5.3 0.0 $16,253 2007 Septicemia 24 5.1 6.3 0.0 $20,489 2006 Septicemia 14 5.0 0.0 0.0 $14,182 2005 Septicemia 26 5.0 4.5 0.0 $9,550 2004 Septicemia 40 4.9 5.9 0.0 $7,025 2003 Septicemia 27 4.9 0.0 0.0 $7,736 2002 Septicemia 32 4.9 3.4 0.0 $7,759 2001 Septicemia 31 4.9 3.4 0.0 $7,804 2008 Stomach and Intestinal Bleeding 31 2.9 12.9 0.0 $10,221 2007 Stomach and Intestinal Bleeding 33 3.3 6.1 0.0 $10,970 2006 Stomach and Intestinal Bleeding 35 3.5 5.7 0.0 $10,241 2005 Stomach and Intestinal Bleeding 38 3.3 10.8 2.7 $6,764 2004 Stomach and Intestinal Bleeding 60 3.6     $7,227 2003 Stomach and Intestinal Bleeding 63 2.9     $6,530 2002 Stomach and Intestinal Bleeding 53 3.3     13.3 0.0 $6,034 2008 Stomach and Intestinal Complications and Disorders 8 3.8     $9,850 2008 Stomach and Intestinal Infections and Disorders 76 2.3     $7,978 2008 Stroke - Non-Hemorrhagic 23 3.7 0.0 0.0 $14,431 2007 Stroke - Non-Hemorrhagic 16 3.6 0.0 0.0 $12,147 2006 Stroke - Non-Hemorrhagic 19 4.7 0.0 5.6 $10,649 2005 Stroke - Non-Hemorrhagic 15 3.5 13.3 0.0 $7,572 2004 Stroke - Non-Hemorrhagic 26 3.9 4.0 4.0 $6,517 2003 Stroke - Non-Hemorrhagic 41 3.9 5.0 0.0 $6,164 2002 Stroke - Non-Hemorrhagic 31 4.0 10.0 0.0 23.9 3.0 $6,903 2001 Stroke - Non-Hemorrhagic 43 4.2 14.6 0.0 21.1 11.8 $6,999