Surgical Care Improvement/Timing of Antibiotics for Surgical Patients

Percent of surgery patients who receive preventative antibiotics one hour before incision

Why is this important?   Antibiotics are used to prevent and treat infections. Research shows that surgical patients that receive antibiotics within one hour before their surgery are less likely to develop surgical site infections. 

How do we compare?  BETTER than the national average

Source:   *Hospital Compare, December 2005; **Hospital Quality Alliance Achievable Benchmark of Care March 2006