Children - Neonatal-ICU-Care

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All indicators listed in this section apply only to babies requiring care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Intensive care of newborns occurs at both Norton Suburban Hospital and Kosair Children's Hospital Rates shown for the indicators listed below are adjusted for the baby's birthweight. Typically, babies with low birthweights have more complications than babies who weigh more at birth. The rates for Kosair Children's Hospital are compared to a national average of all neonatal intensive care units that care for babies who need major surgery. The rates for Norton Suburban Hospital are compared to a national average of units that do not care for babies who need major surgery.

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  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients who died in the hospital by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       3.7   6.3
<=1000 g low       14.8   34.0
1001-1500 g low       4.6   6.0
1501-2500 g low       2.6   3.6
>2500 g low       1.8   3.0
all birthweights low     3.4     4.0
<=1000 g low     35.0     33.9
1001-1500 g low     3.1     4.4
1501-2500 g low     0.8     1.5
>2500 g low     0.7     1.1
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with chronic lung disease by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       24.1   20.8
<=1000 g low       53.3   59.4
1001-1500 g low       16.2   16.3
1501-2500 g low       12.5   10.6
>2500 g low       42.6   30.0
all birthweights low     24.0     15.7
<=1000 g low     53.8     53.1
1001-1500 g low     23.0     13.4
1501-2500 g low     10.2     7.0
>2500 g low     46.5     25.8
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients < 33 weeks gestational age with chronic lung disease by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       21.6   23.9
<=1000 g low       53.3   59.5
1001-1500 g low       17.9   17.0
1501-2500 g low       3.2   7.0
>2500 g low       #   15.8
all birthweights low     26.7     18.9
<=1000 g low     51.7     53.3
1001-1500 g low     26.4     14.5
1501-2500 g low     10.5     4.4
>2500 g low     #     9.5
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with coagulase negative staphylococcus infection by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       1.8   3.9
<=1000 g low       6.4   21.7
1001-1500 g low       5.4   7.5
1501-2500 g low       0.7   1.7
>2500 g low       0.8   1.5
all birthweights low     1.0     2.7
<=1000 g low     17.4     22.5
1001-1500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     6.5
1501-2500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     0.9
>2500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     0.5
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with fungal infection by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       0.1   0.6
<=1000 g low       0Quality Ribbon   3.9
1001-1500 g low       0Quality Ribbon   0.7
1501-2500 g low       0.3   0.3
>2500 g low       0Quality Ribbon   0.2
all birthweights low     0Quality Ribbon     0.5
<=1000 g low     0Quality Ribbon     4.2
1001-1500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     0.7
1501-2500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     0.0
>2500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     0.1
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with intraventricular hemorrhage by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       20.8   19.1
<=1000 g low       43.7   41.1
1001-1500 g low       22.7   22.4
1501-2500 g low       12.8   14.0
>2500 g low       11.2   7.4
all birthweights low     9.3     15.8
<=1000 g low     25.3     36.6
1001-1500 g low     6.4     17.1
1501-2500 g low     6.6     10.1
>2500 g low     3.4     5.8
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with severe intraventricular hemorrhage by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       4.5   6.3
<=1000 g low       14.5   19.3
1001-1500 g low       6.8   5.9
1501-2500 g low       1.1   2.2
>2500 g low       0.5   2.0
all birthweights low     2.6     4.7
<=1000 g low     11.1     17.0
1001-1500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     3.8
1501-2500 g low     0.7     1.2
>2500 g low     1.7     1.3
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with late bacterial infection by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       2.9   4.1
<=1000 g low       19.1   21.6
1001-1500 g low       8.9   6.0
1501-2500 g low       1.0   1.9
>2500 g low       0.6   2.1
all birthweights low     0Quality Ribbon     2.5
<=1000 g low     0Quality Ribbon     18.0
1001-1500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     5.6
1501-2500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     1.0
>2500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     0.8
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with extreme length of stay by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       6.0   6.1
<=1000 g low       4.7   5.8
1001-1500 g low       11.7   5.9
1501-2500 g low       4.3   4.4
>2500 g low       6.4   7.4
all birthweights low     2.5     4.1
<=1000 g low     0Quality Ribbon     3.4
1001-1500 g low     1.5     3.1
1501-2500 g low     3.8     3.2
>2500 g low     2.1     4.8
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with necrotizing enterocolitis by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       2.3   2.4
<=1000 g low       8.0   12.6
1001-1500 g low       8.2   5.0
1501-2500 g low       2.3   1.7
>2500 g low       0Quality Ribbon   0.5
all birthweights low     1.1     1.4
<=1000 g low     3.0     9.1
1001-1500 g low     6.3     3.8
1501-2500 g low     0.7     0.9
>2500 g low     0Quality Ribbon     0.2
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with pneumothorax by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       5.5   5.7
<=1000 g low       2.0   8.7
1001-1500 g low       2.3   4.0
1501-2500 g low       2.9   3.5
>2500 g low       7.9   7.1
all birthweights low     2.9     4.1
<=1000 g low     2.8     8.6
1001-1500 g low     1.6     2.9
1501-2500 g low     1.2     1.9
>2500 g low     4.1     5.2
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Neonatal ICU - % of patients with periventricular leukomalacia by birthweight, risk-adj.
all birthweights low       0.9   2.7
<=1000 g low       2.1   5.6
1001-1500 g low       2.4   3.1
1501-2500 g low       0.5   1.8
>2500 g low       0Quality Ribbon   1.4
all birthweights low     0.4     1.8
<=1000 g low     0Quality Ribbon     4.7
1001-1500 g low     1.6