Barlow Outcomes Book 2018

BARLOWOUTCOMES BOOK 2018 8 BARLOWOUTCOMES BOOK 2018 9 Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a high-volume regional weaning center. In a true value-based system, volume matters. Volume of a condition treated is positively correlated with the outcome for that condition. For over three decades, Barlow Respiratory Hospital has focused on serving chronically critically ill patients with complex respiratory conditions. Clinicians who treat a high volume of patients with the same condition become expert in treating those conditions. Pulmonologists, internists, nurses and respiratory therapists currently at Barlow have combined to treat over 1,000 ventilator-dependent patients at each of our three locations. ESTABLISHED EXPERTISE – VOLUME MATTERS Total Patients 891 Ventilator Weaning Program 305 Weaning Success Rate 55% Total Patients 7,941 Ventilator Weaning Program 2,983 Weaning Success Rate 55% Total Patients Approximately 20,000 Ventilator Weaning Program 6,308 Weaning Success Rate 52% 2017 2008-2017 1988-2017 Barlow Respiratory Hospital admits and treats more than twice the national per- centage of mechanically ventilated patients discharged from long-term care hospitals. (Data Source: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), March 2018) “Higher–volume hospitals have better outcomes.” – Dr. David Shahian Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School