Table:2001 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Utilization

City	Facility	Group	Cases	Number of procedures	Observed utilization rate	Expected utilization rate	Risk-Adjusted Utilization Rate (RAUR)	95% Confidence Interval for RAUR	2001 rating
State Total			5,106	4,099	80.3%	—	80.2%	—	—
Alamosa	San Luis Valley Regional Med. Cntr.		58	50	86.2%	79.7%	86.8%	(76.4%,97.1%)
Aspen	Aspen Valley Hosp.		14	—	—	—	—	—	—
Boulder	Boulder Community Hosp.		155	126	81.3%	78.7%	82.9%	(76.6%,89.3%)
Brush	East Morgan County Hosp.		7	—	—	—	—	—	—
Burlington	Kit Carson Memorial Library		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Canon City	St. Thomas More Hosp.	Centura	84	65	77.4%	77.8%	79.8%	(71.2%,88.4%)
Colorado Spgs.	Memorial Hosp.		233	188	80.7%	80.8%	80.1%	(75.%,85.3%)
Colorado Spgs.	Penrose Community Hosp.	Centura	97	85	87.6%	81.4%	86.3%	(78.4%,94.3%)
Colorado Spgs.	Penrose Hosp.	Centura	230	153	66.5%	78.0%	68.5%	(63.3%,73.7%)
Colorado Spgs.	Spring Cntr. for Women		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cortez	Southwest Memorial Hosp.		60	54	90.0%	77.7%	92.9%	(82.8%,100.0%)
Craig	Memorial Hosp.		14	—	—	—	—	—	—
Delta	Delta County Memorial Hosp.		103	88	85.4%	78.9%	86.9%	(79.1%,94.6%)
Denver Metro			—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Denver	The Childrens Hosp.		21	—	—	—	—	—	—
Englewood	Craig Hosp.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Denver	Denver Health Med. Cntr.		121	93	76.9%	85.2%	72.4%	(65.2%,79.5%)
Littleton	Littleton Adventist Hosp.	Centura	143	128	89.5%	79.8%	90.0%	(83.5%,96.6%)
Wheat Ridge	Lutheran Med. Cntr.	Exempla	318	273	85.8%	80.3%	85.5%	(81.4%,90.3%)
Aurora	The Med. Cntr. of Aurora - South Campus	HealthONE	272	247	90.8%	83.7%	87.1%	(82.3%,91.9%)
Thornton	North Suburban Med. Cntr.	HealthONE	129	121	93.8%	84.1%	89.5%	(82.5%,96.4%)
Brighton	Platte Valley Med. Cntr.		40	37	92.5%	82.7%	89.7%	(77.3%,100.0%
Denver	Porter Adventist Hosp.	Centura	156	123	78.8%	77.3%	81.8%	(75.5%,88.2%)
Denver	Presbyterian St. Lukes Med. Cntr.	HealthONE	68	53	77.9%	78.3%	79.9%	(70.3%,89.4%)
Denver	Rose Med. Cntr.		134	107	79.9%	80.4%	79.7%	(72.9%,86.5%)
Denver	St. Anthony Central Hosp.	Centura	177	145	81.9%	80.9%	81.3%	(75.3%,87.2%)
Westminister	St. Anthony North Hosp.	Centura	170	144	84.7%	80.3%	84.7%	(78.6%,90.7%)
Denver	St. Joseph Hosp.	Exempla	397	307	77.3%	80.1%	77.5%	(73.6%,81.5%)
Englewood	Swedish Med. Cntr.		224	191	85.3%	81.4%	84.0%	(78.8%,89.3%)
Denver	University Hosp.		83	34	41.0%	80.8%	40.7%	(32.1%,49.3%)
Durango	Mercy Med. Cntr.		56	46	82.1%	78.4%	84.1%	(73.6%,94.6%)
Estes Park	Estes Park Med. Cntr.		6	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fort Collins	Poudre Valley Hosp.		178	98	55.1%	79.9%	55.3%	(49.4%,61.2%)
Fort Morgan	Colorado Plains Med. Cntr.		73	62	84.9%	78.8%	86.4%	(77.2%,95.7%)
Glenwood Spgs.	Valley View Hosp.		52	41	78.8%	82.4%	76.8%	(65.9%,87.7%)
Grand Junction	Community Hosp.		19	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grand Junction	St. Marys Hosp. and Med. Cntr.		166	141	84.9%	78.8%	86.5%	(80.4%,92.6%)
Greeley	North Colorado Med. Cntr.		184	154	83.7%	80.6%	83.3%	(77.5%,89.1%)
Gunnison	Gunnison Valley Hosp.		5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Haxtun	Haxtun Hosp. Dist.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Holyoke	Melissa Memorial Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hugo	Lincoln Community Hosp.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Jara	Conejos County Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Junta	Arkansas Valley Regional Med. Cntr.		31	20	64.5%	80.6%	64.2%	(50.1%,78.3%)
Lamar	Prowers Med. Cntr.		23	—	—	—	—	—	—
Leadville	St. Vincent General Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Longmont	Longmont United Hosp.		125	100	80.0%	80.9%	79.4%	(72.3%,86.4%)
Louisville	Avista Adventist Hosp.	Centura	58	50	86.2%	83.5%	82.8%	(72.5%,93.2%)
Loveland	McKee Med. Cntr.		121	105	86.8%	78.8%	88.4%	(81.2%,95.5%)
Meeker	Pioneers of Rio Blanco		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montrose	Montrose Memorial Hosp.		58	44	75.9%	80.3%	75.8%	(65.5%,86.2%)
Pueblo	Parkview Med. Cntr.		118	81	68.6%	79.6%	69.2%	(62.0%,76.5%)
Pueblo	St. Mary Corwin Med. Cntr.	Centura	173	147	85.0%	78.5%	86.8%	(80.9%,92.8%)
Rifle	Grand River Hosp. District		18	—	—	—	—	—	—
Salida	Heart of the Rockies Regional Med. Cntr.		17	—	—	—	—	—	—
Springfield	Southeast Colorado Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Steamboat Spgs.	Yampa Valley Med. Cntr.		21	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sterling	Sterling Regional MedCntr.		41	27	65.9%	78.4%	67.4%	(55.1%,79.7%)
Trinidad	Mount San Rafael Hosp.		27	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vail	Vail Valley Med. Cntr.		16	—	—	—	—	—	—
Walsenberg	Huerfano Med. Cntr.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wray	Wray Community District Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yuma	Yuma District Hosp.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gall bladder) is now performed with a laparoscope in about 75 percent of uncomplicated cases. The majority of these procedures are done on an outpatient basis. In less severe cases, the laparoscopic technique is associated with fewer complications than the traditional open method. However, the laparoscopic technique might not be possible due to patient condition or anatomy. Since this report includes only those cases that are performed on hospital inpatients, it does not present a complete picture of the occurrence of this procedure. In general, higher percentages are better.		Interpreting this table instructions Better than state average At the state average Worse than state average
2001 Procedure utilization in Colorado hospitals