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Municipality Lethbridge Category Hospital procedures - Utilization rates Select a different category   LEGEND: 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. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Minimally invasive removal of the gall bladder, a small pear-shaped sac that stores and concentrates bile, which is needed for digestion. Higher rates are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank View View View View View Score View View View View View Observed 84.11% 86.52% 77.61% 78.69% 89.06% Risk adjusted 82.14% 85.63% 78.73% 78.13% 87.97% Alberta average 82.04% 83.25% 83.32% 84.7% 86.47% Compare this indicator against other municipalities in Alberta

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