The chart below represents Alegent Health Hospitals' composite measure for the overall care quality of care delivered for the following important clinical conditions:

Stroke - A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. When either of these things happen, brain cells begin to die and brain damage occurs.

SCIP - The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) is a national partnership of organizations committed to improving the safety of surgical care through the reduction of postoperative complications.

Core Measures - clinical measures that, when viewed together, provide a overall picture of the quality of care provided in a given focus area.