New AHA, Vizient Report Shows Better Outcomes for Hospitalized Surgical Patients

Hospital surgery patients are sicker, and still seeing better outcomes

Surgical patients are more likely to survive and they are having fewer complications, according to a new report by the American Hospital Association and Vizient.

New AHA, Vizient report shows better outcomes for hospitalized surgical patients

Patients in the hospital for surgeries had better outcomes in 2024 than they did in 2019, according to a new report released today by the AHA and Vizient.  The significant improvement aligned not only with better performance on patient safety metrics — such as reductions in infections and falls — but also with marked declines in three major surgical patient safety indicators: severe bleeding, sepsis and respiratory failure.“The safety and qualit…

Better Outcomes For Hospitalized Surgical Patients: Vizient Insights

Patients in the hospital for surgeries had better outcomes in 2024 than they did in 2019, according to a new report released today by the American Hospital Association and Vizient®