Inspectors gave John H. Stroger Hospital passing marks for open heart bypass surgery and hip replacements, but dinged it for problems in infection control and blood vessel surgery.
Hospital officials yesterday announced the results of a review by the Joint Commission, a nonprofit industry group that accredits hospitals. Stroger's accreditation, which is good for three years, was renewed.
The hospital also met or exceeded the commission's standards for coronary bypass grafts and hystorectomies. In addition to infection control and blood vessel surgery, Stroger was also deemed less-than-standard in colon/large intestine surgery, officials say. Read more...
