Steps to Reduce Pressure Ulcers

Description from Leapfrog

Patients should choose a hospital that has a small number of patients that develop bed sores (pressure ulcers) during their hospital stay. Bed sores are breakdowns in the skin caused by pressure that can result in infection, pain, and disability.

Hospital Rating

UC San Diego Health System, Hillcrest San Diego, CA	This hospital HAS MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING the Leapfrog standard for preventing pressure ulcers from being acquired during patients' hosptial stays.	For every 1,000 patient days, patients in this hospital had 0.03 new pressure ulcers from care.
UC San Diego Health System, Thornton Hospital & Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center La Jolla, CA	This hospital FULLY MEETS the Leapfrog standard for preventing pressure ulcers from being acquired during patients' hosptial stays.	For every 1,000 patient days, patients in this hospital had 0.00 new pressure ulcers from care.

Survey results submitted 6/27/2011.

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