Readmissions & Deaths Data
Mercy follows evidence-based protocols to provide the highest level of care so patients recover quickly. Through seamless care coordination, patients receive timely healthcare and coordinated access to outpatient services for continued care, if needed, upon discharge.
Reducing lengths of hospital stays:
(Average lengths of stay in days for July 2023 through June 2024.)
| Mercy |
4.86 |
| National Average |
5.36 |
Reducing the risk of mortality:
(A lower percent is better, January 2022 through June 2023)
| Mercy |
0.79 |
| National Average |
0.89 |
Source: Vizient
Hospital Readmission Rates Outcome of Care Measures
"30-Day Readmission" is when patients who have had a recent hospital stay need to go back into a hospital again within 30 days of their discharge. Below, the rates of readmission for each hospital are compared to the U.S. National Rate. The rates take into account how sick patients were before they were admitted to the hospital.
Rate of readmission for heart attack patients
| Mercy |
13.6% |
| National Average |
15.0% |
Death rate for heart attack patients
| Mercy |
14.0% |
| National Average |
12.4% |
Rate of readmission for heart failure patients
| Mercy |
18.8% |
| National Average |
21.3% |
Death rate for heart failure patients
| Mercy |
10.1% |
| National Average |
11.3% |
Rate of readmission after hip or knee surgery
| Mercy |
4.3% |
| National Average |
4.1% |
Death rate for stroke patients
| Mercy |
14.2% |
| National Average |
13.6% |
Rate of readmission for COPD patients
| Mercy |
20.1% |
| National Average |
19.8% |
Death rate for COPD patients
| Mercy |
8.4% |
| National Average |
8.4% |
Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)
| Mercy |
13.9% |
| National Average |
15.0% |
Rate of readmission for CABG patients
| Mercy |
13.7% |
| National Average |
11.9% |
Death rate for CABG patients
| Mercy |
3.2% |
| National Average |
3.9% |
