DC hospital treating Rep. Scalise has ‘extremely low’ safety ratings
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, has been treated at MedStar Washington Hospital Center since he was shot in June. The hospital has a less-than-stellar safety reputation, according to USA Today.
The CMS Hospital Compare site gives it a two stars out of five rating, labeling it as “worse than the national rate” on complications like catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in the intensive care unit. The Leapfrog Group gave the hospital a “D” in its last hospital safety grades report.
At Washington Hospital Center, “infections are a pattern and a serious one,” said Leapfrog Group CEO Leah Binder. “They are significantly below the national average in four out of five areas that we have data, which suggests an inability to prevent infections.”
Scalise has undergone several surgeries since he was admitted, as the bullet damaged bone, blood vessels and internal organs. After being upgraded to fair condition, he was moved back to the ICU last week for another surgery and was back in serious condition.
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