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Hospital - Hospital 011 Category - Hospital procedures - Volume of procedures Select a different category   Legend for Risk Adjusted Rates: BLUE Better than the Alberta average for the selected year. WHITE Not different from the Alberta average for the selected year. RED Worse than the Alberta average for the selected year. - No data were available for this year. DEFINITIONS: Rank All institutions were ranked on each indicator based on their scores, where the highest rank of 1 corresponds to the highest score out of 100. Volume indicators were not ranked since they have threshold requirements. Score The score indicates how well a hospital performs on a given indicator, based on its risk adjusted rate where a score of 100 is the highest. Risk adjusted rate Measures the observed rate adjusted for differences in patients’ age, sex, and the presence of complications. Observed rate Measures the outcome of interest compared to population at risk. Alberta average/total This value is the risk adjusted average (Alberta average) or total (Alberta total) of an indicator across all acute care hospitals in Alberta. Esophageal resection surgery volume view methodology Numbers of procedures involving the surgical removal of the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, often due to esophageal cancer. Numbers above 6 are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank - - - - - Score - - - - - Observed - - - - - Risk adjusted - - - - - Alberta total - - - - - Compare this indicator against other hospitals in Alberta Pancreatic resection surgery volume view methodology Numbers of procedures involving the surgical removal of the pancreas in an attempt to cure pancreatic cancer. Numbers above 10 are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank - - - - - Score - - - - - Observed - - - - - Risk adjusted - - - - - Alberta total - - - - - Compare this indicator against other hospitals in Alberta Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) volume view methodology Numbers surgeries performed to allow blood to bypass a clogged artery. Numbers above 100 are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank - - - - - Score - - - - - Observed - - - - - Risk adjusted - - - - - Alberta total - - - - - Compare this indicator against other hospitals in Alberta Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty volume (PTCA) view methodology Number of procedures performed to open blockages in the arteries that carry blood to the heart. Numbers above 200 are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank - - - - - Score - - - - - Observed - - - - - Risk adjusted - - - - - Alberta total - - - - - Compare this indicator against other hospitals in Alberta Carotid endarterectomy volume view methodology Number of procedures performed to remove blockages from arteries in the neck to reduce the chance of stroke and brain damage. Numbers above 50 are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank - - - - - Score - - - - - Observed - - - - - Risk adjusted - - - - - Alberta total - - - - - Compare this indicator against other hospitals in Alberta

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