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"Esophagectomy" is an operation to remove a portion of the esophagus due to cancer. The esophagus is the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.


 
2006 Michigan Health and Safety Coalition Consumer Report Results*
In the Number of Procedures column, the upper bar always represents the number that the hospital actually performed, and the lower bar always represents the Coalition's recommended minimum number of procedures.

Hospital Location 2006 Score
 		Number of Procedures
Allegan General Hospital
 Allegan N/A


 N/A
Alpena Regional Medical Center
 Alpena N/A


 N/A
Borgess Medical Center
 Kalamazoo N/A


 N/A
Carson City Hospital
 Carson City N/A


 N/A
Charlevoix Area Hospital
 Charlevoix N/R


 N/R
Cheboygan Memorial Hospital
 Cheboygan N/R


 N/R
Covenant Medical Center
 Saginaw


Performed: 3

Recommended: 7
Gerber Memorial Health Services
 Fremont N/A


 N/A
Hackley Hospital Muskegon N/A N/A
Holland Hospital
 Holland N/A


 N/A
Ionia County Memorial Hospital Ionia N/R
 N/R
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
 Kalkaska N/A


 N/A
Lakeshore Community Hospital
 Shelby N/R


 N/R
Mecosta County Medical Center
 Big Rapids N/A


 N/A
Memorial Medical Center of West MI Ludington N/A


 N/A
Mercy General Health Partners - Oak Muskegon N/A


 N/A
Mercy General Health Partners - Sherman Muskegon N/A


 N/A
Mercy Hospital - Cadillac Cadillac N/A


 N/A
Mercy Hospital - Grayling Grayling N/A


 N/A
Metropolitan Hospital
 Grand Rapids N/A


 N/A
Munson County Medical Center Traverse City Performed: 9

Recommended: 7
North Ottawa Community Hospital
 Grand Haven N/A


 N/A
Northern Michigan Regional Health Systems
 Petoskey   Performed: 2

Recommended: 7
Otsego Memorial Hospital
 Gaylord N/R


 N/R
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital
 Frankfort N/A


 N/A
Pennock Hospital
 Hastings N/R


 N/R
Saint Mary's Health Care
 Grand Rapids Performed: 3

Recommended: 7
Saint Mary's of Michigan
 Saginaw Performed: 4

Recommended: 7
Sheridan Community Hospital
 Sheridan N/R


 N/R
South Haven Community Hospital
 South Haven
 N/R


 N/R
Spectrum Health -
Blodgett Campus
 Grand Rapids Performed: 2
 
Recommended: 7
Spectrum Health - Butterworth Campus
 Grand Rapids Performed: 18

Recommended: 7
Spectrum Health -
Kelsey Campus
 Lakeview N/R


 N/R
Spectrum Health -
Reed City Campus
 Reed City N/A


 N/A
Spectrum Health -
United Campus		 Greenville N/R


 N/R
West Shore Medical Center Manistee Performed: 0

Recommended: 7
Zeeland Community Hospital
 Zeeland N/A


 N/A


2006 Score indicates how closely each hospital follows the recommended activities portion of the Coalition's guideline.
  Fully meets guideline
  Meets over 80% of guideline
  Meets over 60% of guideline
  Meets over 40% of guideline
   Meets less than 40% of guideline
N/A - Not applicable
N/R - Not reported

*All information from the Michigan Health & Safety Coalition Consumer Report used with permission. For more information, visit www.mihealthandsafety.org.


Last modified 01/31/07