New Opioid Safe Hospital Designation
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Third Annual C-Section Honor Roll Hospitals Annouced
The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) announced the achievement awards to hospitals on behalf of Smart Care California.
New Displays Show Statewide Performance for C-Sections and Infections
In an effort to highlight statewide hospital performance, Cal Hospital Compare created measure displays to visually compare all hospital results in California.
C-Section Honor Roll Hospitals Announced
One hundred and eleven California hospitals met or surpassed a federal target aimed at reducing Cesarean births (C-sections) for first-time mothers with low-risk pregnancies.
Yelp Partnership Brings Maternity Measures to More Consumers
Cal Hospital Compare is proud to partner with the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) and Yelp to bring hospital maternity measures to consumers. The desktop version of the Yelp.com site now displays the maternity measures listed below for all hospitals that deliver babies in California.
Safety In Numbers: A New Look at Cancer Surgery Volume
CHCF conducted a new analysis of California hospitals using recently released cancer surgery volume data. The results suggest that the low cancer surgery volume issue persists in California - 72% of California hospitals performed only one or two surgeries for one or more of the 11 cancers mentioned above.
New Medicare Data Added
Cal Hospital Compare now includes new hospital quality information based on Medicare data.
