Barlow Outcomes Book 2017

4 Outcomes 2017 Established Expertise Volume Matters Barlow Respiratory Hospital admits and treats more than twice the national percentage of mechanically ventilated patients discharged from long-term care hospitals (LTCH). (Data Source: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), March 2017) Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a high-volume regional weaning center. In a true value-based system, volume matters. Volume of a condition treated is positively correlated with the outcome for that condition. For over three decades, Barlow Respiratory Hospital has focused on serving chronically critically ill patients with complex respiratory conditions. Clinicians who treat a high volume of patients with the same condition become expert in treating those conditions. Barlow Respiratory Hospital staff pulmonologists have treated over 1,000 patients at each of our three locations. 2016 Total Patients 972 Ventilator Weaning Program 347 Weaning Success Rate 58% 2007-2016 Total Patients 7,701 Ventilator Weaning Program 2,399 Weaning Success Rate 54% 1988-2016 Total Patients Approximately 20,000 Ventilator Weaning Program 6,003 Weaning Success Rate 52%

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