Survey Results for Northern Michigan Regional Health System

In the Annual Volume Results column, the lower bar always represents the Coalition's recommended volume and the upper bar always represents the hospital's volume. The actual volume numbers are displayed below the bars.

Click the links in the Treatment Area column to view the survey results for a specific treatment.

Treatment Area

Activity Results

Annual Volume Results

Open Heart Surgery

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262 (actual volume)


200 (coalition threshold)

Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

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838 (actual volume)


400 (coalition threshold)

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

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79 (actual volume)


20 (coalition threshold)

Carotid Endarterectomy Surgery

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180 (actual volume)


50 (coalition threshold)

Esphagectomy for Cancer Surgery

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2 (actual volume)


7 (coalition threshold)

Low Birthweight Infants

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1 (actual volume)


70 (coalition threshold)

Infants with Congenital Anomalies

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1(actual volume)


70 (coalition threshold)

Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing

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n/a

Hospital Comments

Open Heart Surgery

1. Newsletters for ICU/CVU staff to address new procedures and protocols as well as patient care concerns/issues. 2. Additional testing for patients to evaluate their preoperative risk morbidity and mortality (includes PFT's, A,C Hgb, carotid ultrasound).

Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

Extentive time to wire work with Heart and Vascular Center and Emergency Department.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Endovascular section of Division of Surgery established in 2006. Section is charged with developing clinical guidelines and peer review.