Hospital Readmission Rates

"30-Day Readmission" describes a situation when patients who have had a recent hospital stay and, within 30 days of their discharge, go back into a hospital.  The rates of readmission for each hospital are compared to the U.S. National Rate. The rates take into account how sick patients were before they were admitted to the hospital.  

Calculated from Medicare data on patients discharged between July 01, 2007 and June 30, 2010; does not include people with Medicare Advantage Plans (like an HMO or PPO) or people who don't have Medicare.

What improvements have been made since these results were collected?

Evergreen has reported the results back to staff and physicians and worked collaboratively to assure that every patient receives the care to which they are entitled.