

GKNM Hospital was the first Hospital in Tamilnadu to be accredited by the ‘National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers’.
Quality excellence and safety programs are implemented for both medical and nonmedical departments. Data is closely monitored and outcomes are shared with the Staff for continual improvement. A hospital which has checks and balances is always viewed upon with respect. Our audit programs are indeed models of Quality assurance.
S.No | Category of Biomedical Waste | July 2023 Weight in Kg. |
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1 | Red | 8233 |
2 | Yellow 1 | 6936 |
3 | Yellow 2 | 109 |
4 | Blue | 2870 |
5 | White (Sharp) | 225.2 |
S.No | Category of Biomedical Waste | August 2023 Weight in Kg. |
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1 | Red | 7949 |
2 | Yellow 1 | 6887 |
3 | Yellow 2 | 90.6 |
4 | Blue | 2838 |
5 | White (Sharp) | 174.6 |
Average time between arrival of patient to the emergency room and when the compromised vessel is re perfused via coronary intervention in the Cath lab. Prompt percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) significantly reduces mortality and morbidity
Name of Parameter | Bench Mark | Reference | GKNMH data Jan – Oct 2022 |
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Average Door – to – balloon time among patients who have presented with STEMI | 90 mins | American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). | 79 mins |
Operative mortality has been defined as any death, regardless of cause, occurring within 30 days after surgery in or out of the hospital, and after 30 days during the same hospitalization subsequent to the operation.
Name of Parameter | Bench Mark | Reference | GKNMH data Jan – Dec 2021 |
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Operative mortality following isolated CABG | 1.80% | STS Adult Cardiac Surgery database | 0.71% |
Stroke is one of the most devastating complications after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, entailing permanent disability, a 3–6 fold increased risk of mortality, an increased cost of hospitalisation and a longer length of hospital stay.
Name of Parameter | Bench Mark | Reference | GKNMH data Jan – Dec 2021 |
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Incidence of cereberovascular accident post isolated CABG | 1.30% | STS Adult Cardiac Surgery database | 0.76% |
Surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection that occurs after surgery within 30 days in the part of the body where the surgery took place. Surgical site infections are one of the main complication of cesarean section and are associated with elevated health care costs and maternal morbidity.
Name of Parameter | Bench Mark | Reference | GKNMH data Aug `20 – Jan `21 |
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Incidence of surgical site infection following cesarean section | 1.8% | CDC – NHSN 2006-2008 SSI Rate | 1.09% |
Image-guided percutaneous needle biopsy (PNB) is an established, effective procedure for selected patients with suspected pathology. While practicing , physicians should strive to avoid complications during this diagnostic procedure.
Name of Parameter | Bench Mark | Reference | GKNMH data Jan – Dec 2021 |
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Complication rate in image guided interventions | Overall threshold: Lung Procedures – 10%, Others 2% | American College of Radiology | 0.94% |
The Pediatric cardiothoracic services in G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital is a Children`s Heart link partner participating in the International Quality Improvement Collaborative for Congenital Heart diseases (IQIC). All data submitted is verified and validated by the team from Boston children`s Hospital. The annual benchmarking report of IQIC allows to track performance and compare our results with our IQIC partners.
Name of Parameter | Bench Mark International Quality Improvement collaborative for congential Heart disease(IQIC) annual report | Reference | GKNMH data Jan– Dec 2021 |
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RACHS –1 adjusted standardised in- hospital mortality ratio | Range of standardised in- hospital mortality ratio across all sites | 0.5% | 0% |
In Hospital death | All sites combined data | 4.7% | 2.4% |
Surgical site infection rate | All sites combined data | 2% | 0% |
Bacterial sepsis rate | All sites combined data | 5% | 0.6% |
Major infection rate | All sites combined data | 6.5% | 0.6% |