Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Gordon: Augusta Technical College (about 7 miles; Augusta, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,494) Georgia Regents University (about 11 miles; Augusta, GA; FT enrollment: 6,862)
The researchers applied a value-based analysis approach to implementing a single best practice for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in surgical patients and were able to reduce hospital costs in excess of $1.5 million per year. The study appears in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Total spending for common hospital operating room procedures in nonfederal community hospitals was over $166 billion. The top three surgical procedures in terms of overall cost were: spinal fusion surgery ($11.26 billion), balloon angioplasty of the heart ($11 billion), and knee replacement surgery ($10.36 billion).n 2011, Medicare spent about $549 billion for benefit expenses; 24 percent of that amount â approximately $158 billion â was spent on inpatient hospital services. Approximately 36 million patients per year are admitted to U.S. hospitals, and Medicare pays 90 percent of the costs for almost 42 percent of them.