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First Vaccine Shipment Arrives at Speare Memorial Hospital in Rural New Hampshire
The first two in line for the new COVID-19 vaccine at Speare were Dr. Thomas Scott, medical director ...
Read More COVID-19 symptoms? Rapid tests now available at Speare Memorial Hospital
Abbott BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 tests for K-12 students and others who have COVID-19 symptoms (called “symptomatic”) are now ...
Read More Speare Memorial Hospital & Mid-State Health Center are pleased to welcome Dr. Jennifer Bentwood to our community
Dr. Jennifer Bentwood “As a family doctor who also practices obstetrics, I get to be part of some ...
Read More Hospital Quality Data Quality Outcomes from Hospitalcompare.gov
The Hospital Compare website provides, by hospital, outcome-based measures. Below are a few examples of the timeliness of care and prevention effort outcomes at Speare.
Harm Events: although infrequent and unfortunate occurrences do happen in hospitals despite best efforts to provide safe, quality of care. Preventing harm events in hospitals is a national and state effort. At Speare, we have chosen to participate in a national effort to reduce harm events sponsored by CMS/ Partnership for Patients and coordinated by the NH Hospital Association. Speare is participating in its 7th year in the Partnership for Patients and is showing a continued downward trend in our preventable harm events.
Preventable harm events are considered the following:
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
- Surgical Site Infections
- Serious Reportable Events
- Falls with Injury
- Adverse Drug Events with Significant Harm
- Certain Events with Harm
