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The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) released data to the public on safety and quality indicators:
- Annual mortality rates for the entire system and for each of its 11 hospitals;
- Adherence to best practice treatment for patients with heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia;
- 30-day mortality rates for heart attack and heart failure;
- Adherence to best practice treatment for prevention of surgical infection;
- Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated bloodstream infection for critically ill patients;
- Rates of falls, pressure ulcers and effective pain management for long term care patients.
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