Question

Table 2-A.5 Mortality Rates for CVAs, State versus
City General Hospital
State Hospital
Severity of illness/ State Morality Rate/ Hospital discharges for CVA/ Observed Deaths /Expected Deaths
1    4.2    55    2
2    5.9 116    8
3    7.8 195 20
4 20.9    147 29
5 34.6    62    32

575    91

The overall mortality rate for patients
who have had a cerebrovascular
accident (CVA) is 15.8%.
You have been asked to compare
the hospital’s mortality rate to
that of the state. Using the data
provided in Table 2-A.5, calculate:
a. the observed mortality rate
b. the expected mortality rate
c. the standard mortality ratio
(SMR) for the hospital, using
the indirect method of standardization
Explain the results.

Answer 1

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