2006 Hospital Comparison Report on Maternity and Newborns

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The Utah Department of Health is committed to publishing consumer-friendly reports that will enable patients and their families to become more actively involved in their healthcare. If you are planning to have a baby here in Utah, you will find this report to be very helpful as you consider where to give birth.

Click on one of the links below to view hospital comparison information based on charges, utilization and patient safety.

Hospital Charges  |  Hospital Utilization Rates |  Hospital Patient Safety

Hospital Charges

Many factors will affect the cost for your hospital stay. Read more...

Procedure/Condition	Format
Normal Newborn	Web page	Excel	PDF
Vaginal Delivery	Web page	Excel	PDF
Vaginal Delivery with Sterilization and/or Dilation and Curettage (D&C)	Web page	Excel	PDF
Cesarean Delivery	Web page	Excel	PDF

Read more about:

• Having a Healthy Pregnancy
• Cesarean Delivery
• Methods and measures used for the charge section of this report

Hospital Utilization Rates*

Many factors affect a hospital’s performance on utilization measures. Read more...

Rate	Format
First-Time Cesarean (C-Section) Rate	Web page	Excel	PDF
Vaginal Birth After C-Section (VBAC) Rate	Web page	Excel	PDF

Read more about:

• Cesarean (C-Section) Delivery
• Vaginal Birth After C-Section
• Methods and measures used for the hospital utilization rates in this report

Hospital Patient Safety*

Indicator	Format
Obstetric Injuries with Instruments: Vaginal Delivery with Severe Tears	Web page	Excel	PDF
Obstetric Injuries WITHOUT Instruments: Vaginal Delivery with Severe Tears	Web page	Excel	PDF
Birth Injuries – Injury to Newborn	Web page	Excel	PDF

Read more about:

• Methods and measures used for the patient safety section in this report

* More information about utilization rates and patient safety indicators can be found at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) web site.