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Colon Surgical Site Infection Rate

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    At SBUH, 8 out of 134 eligible patients developed a colon surgical site infection during 2009 for a rate of 6.0.

    A low rate is better than a high rate.

    The SBUH 2009 rate is for the period January 2009 to December 2009.
    The New York State average rate summarizes the average of health care organizations throughout New York State reporting to the New York State Department of Health for the period January 2009 to December 2009.
    The U.S. average rate summarizes the average of health care organizations throughout the United States reporting to National Healthcare Safety Network for the period of January 2006 to December 2008.

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