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heart attack, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, community-acquired pneumonia, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleed, pancreatitis, diabetic acidosis and coma, pulmonary embolism and sepsis.
· For those same procedures and diagnoses, Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical excellence had more than twice as much improvement in hospital complications as all other hospitals, lowering mortality rates over the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 by an average 12 (11.74) percent.
· Medicare patients had, on average, a 5 percent lower risk of post-operative complications at a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence for diagnoses and procedures that include orthopedic and neurosurgery, vascular surgery, prostate surgery and gall bladder surgery.
· For those same procedures and diagnoses, Distinguished Hospitals reduced post-surgical complication rates by 3.39 percent.

Seventy-five percent of this year's Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence are being recognized by HealthGrades for the second consecutive year.

"The data in this year's study clearly indicate continued improvement in reducing preventable deaths and complications in U.S. hospitals," said Samantha Collier, MD, HealthGrades' senior vice president of medical affairs. "HealthGrades commends those hospitals for achieving consistent, high-quality care, not just in one or two specialties, but across the board, from orthopedic surgery to cardiac care. However, the continued gap between the nation's top and poorest-performing hospitals continues."

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