The NC Hospital Quality Report
Federal and state governments, employers, and the medical community realize that action is needed to improve health care quality and patient safety. Studies have shown that the public reporting of hospital performance positively influences hospital quality improvement. Efforts are being made at both the state and national level to collect standardized data from hospitals to provide comparable information across hospitals based on reliable data. The goal is to provide useful and valid information to the public about hospital quality of care and also to promote quality improvement efforts within hospitals.
The North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety ("NC Quality Center") has aligned its efforts to be consistent with a national initiative called the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA). HQA is a national public-private collaboration to encourage hospitals to voluntarily collect and report hospital quality performance information. Hospitals across the country have been providing information through the HQA initiative since October 2003.
Last update: April, 2008
Enhancements include data from 7/1/07 - 9/30/07, new surgical care measures and a new hospital "Highlights" section.
For best results, please disable pop-up blocking while visiting this site. The North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety was created by the North Carolina Hospital Association with a grant from The Duke Endowment and has received a donation from Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC. The North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety's mission is to foster a culture of quality and safety within NC hospitals through education, collaboration, and measurement.