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What is abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair?*
An aortic aneurysm is a stretched and bulging section in the wall of the aorta. The aorta is the large blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body. A bulging aorta is weakened and can burst, or rupture, resulting in life-threatening bleeding.
The two types of aortic aneurysms are abdominal aortic aneurysm and thoracic aortic aneurysm. This classification is based on where the aneurysm occurs along the aorta. The abdominal section of the aorta continues through the abdomen and supplies oxygen-rich blood to the lower body. Surgery can repair the weakened wall of the aorta before it bursts, called abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair.
See Healthwise for additional information on aortic aneurysms.
*Adapted with permission from Healthwise® Knowledgebase, © 1995-2006 Healthwise, Incorporated, P.O. Box 1989, Boise, Idaho 83701. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The following display shows the death rate for each hospital. Each hospital is compared to the state death rate. If the death rate is significantly lower that the state death rate, the hospital is displayed as “Better than Average.” If the death rate is not significantly different from the state death rate, the hospital is displayed as “Average.” If the death rate is significantly higher than the state death rate, the hospital is displayed as “Worse than Average.” Hospitals with less than 30 cases are displayed as “Too few cases.” Hospitals with no cases are displayed as “No Cases.” Within each category, hospitals are listed in alphabetical order, not order of performance.
State death rate: 8.2%
AAA repair death rate, 2006
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Average
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Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
OHSU Hospital
Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
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Rogue Valley Medical Center
Sacred Heart Medical Center
Salem Hospital
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Worse than average
N/A
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Too few cases
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Adventist Medical Center
Bay Area Hospital
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (Corvallis)
Legacy Emanuel Hospital
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center
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Merle West Medical Center
Providence Medford Medical Center
St. Charles Medical Center (Bend)
Tuality Healthcare
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No cases
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Ashland Community Hospital
Blue Mountain Hospital
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Coquille Valley Hospital
Cottage Grove Hospital
Curry General Hospital
Good Shepherd Medical Center
Grande Ronde Hospital
Harney District
Holy Rosary Medical Center
Lake District
Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center
Lower Umpqua Hospital
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center
Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Mountain View Hospital
Peace Harbor Hospital
Pioneer Memorial Hospital (Heppner)
Pioneer Memorial Hospital (Prineville)
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Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Providence Newberg Hospital
Providence Seaside Hospital
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital
Santiam Memorial Hospital
Silverton Hospital
Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center
St. Anthony Hospital
St. Charles Medical Center (Redmond)
St. Elizabeth Health Services
Three Rivers Community Hospital and Health Center
Tillamook County General Hospital
Wallowa Memorial Hospital
West Valley Community Hospital
Willamette Falls Hospital
Willamette Valley Medical Center
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