Hospital Death (Mortality) Rates
Hospital 30-day mortality (death) rates for Duke patients compared to the U.S. national rate, by condition
| Duke Raleigh Hospital | Duke University Hospital | Duke Regional Hospital | |
| Heart attack | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate |
| Heart failure | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate |
| Pneumonia | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate |
| COPD | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate |
The date range for the rates displayed in this graph is July 1, 2017 - December 1, 2019. Source: www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare
What Does This Chart Mean?
"30-day mortality" is when patients die within 30 days of their admission to a hospital.
The chart above tells you how well Duke hospitals death rates compare to national rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and COPD patients.
The chart takes into account how sick the patient was upon admission to the hospital.
Hospital 30-Day Readmission Rates
How Duke patients compare to the U.S. national rate
| Duke Raleigh Hospital | Duke University Hospital | Duke Regional Hospital | |
| Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate | No different than U.S. national rate |
The date range for the rates displayed in this graph is July 1, 2017 - December 1, 2019. Source: www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare
What Does This Mean?
The overall rate of unplanned readmission after discharge from the hospital (also called “hospital-wide readmission”) focuses on whether patients who were discharged from a hospital stay were hospitalized again within 30 days. All medical, surgical and gynecological, neurological, cardiovascular, and cardiorespiratory hospital patients are included in this measure. Patients may have been readmitted back to the same hospital or to a different hospital. They may have been readmitted for a condition that is related to their recent hospital stay, or for an entirely different reason.
The overall rate of unplanned readmission show whether a hospital is doing its best to prevent complications, provide clear discharge instructions to patients, and help ensure patients make a smooth transition to their home or another setting like a nursing home.