The CEO of a Hospital, Dr. smith, is concerned about the quality of care that patients are receiving. He is requesting information on the average length of stay, post-operative infection rate, and post-operative death rate for the previous year.
Using the numbers in the table below attached:
1. Calculate the average length of stay, post-operative infection rates, and post-operative death rates for each month.
2. Prepare a written memo to Dr. Larry Jones with the information he has requested.
3. Include a detailed analysis of the statistics for each month in your memo.
4. Ensure your memo is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
|
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
| Number of discharges |
1029 |
1005 |
1921 |
1329 |
1421 |
1021 |
1002 |
1212 |
1321 |
1015 |
1067 |
1102 |
| Total length of stay |
2082 |
2938 |
2738 |
3029 |
3038 |
2018 |
2029 |
2389 |
3102 |
2142 |
2983 |
2892 |
| Number of Post-Operative |
18 |
21 |
18 |
12 |
19 |
20 |
22 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
11 |
10 |
| Infections |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of Post-Operative Deaths |
20 |
39 |
14 |
26 |
29 |
22 |
21 |
15 |
12 |
18 |
23 |
18 |
| Number of Operations |
202 |
320 |
220 |
120 |
219 |
202 |
199 |
205 |
201 |
178 |
165 |
214 |