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2. At City Hospital, 34 C-sections were performed during January; at County Hosp

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Question

2. At City Hospital, 34 C-sections were performed during January; at County Hospital, 54 C-sections were performed during the month of January. During January, City Hospital had 200 deliveries, and County Hospital had 1100 deliveries. The national benchmark for the C-section rate is 15%. The head of obstetrics at City Hospital claims that their OB service provides better care than that provided at the rival hospital. Do you agree with this assessment? 2. At City Hospital, 34 C-sections were performed during January; at County Hospital, 54 C-sections were performed during the month of January. During January, City Hospital had 200 deliveries, and County Hospital had 1100 deliveries. The national benchmark for the C-section rate is 15%. The head of obstetrics at City Hospital claims that their OB service provides better care than that provided at the rival hospital. Do you agree with this assessment?

Explanation / Answer

City Hospital:

C-sections performed = 34

No. of deliveries = 200

Pc^ = 34 / 200 = 17%

County Hospital:

C-sections performed = 54

No. of deliveries = 1100

Pr^ = 54 / 1100 = 4.9%

The national bench mark for C section rate is 15% and we find that city hospital percentage is higher than this national bench mark percentage. The percentage of the rival is very small (4.9%) compare to the national bench mark percentage.

Here the claim of the head of obstetrics at City Hospital claims that their OB service provide better care that that provided at the rival hospital may be true here. Yes, I am agreeing with this statement.