This document summarizes the journey of Surrey Memorial Hospital in implementing the ACS-NSQIP program to track surgical outcomes and improve quality. It describes initial challenges with data quality including missing data, coding errors and inconsistencies that were addressed through staff education and updated processes. It provides examples of pneumonia and catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention initiatives that were undertaken using a team-based approach including practice changes, education and audits to reduce infection rates. Graphics show outcomes data over time comparing the hospital to NSQIP benchmarks.
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