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Welcome to the Save Lives Save Dollars (SLSD) Health Care Performance Report web site. This web site is intended to help you make more informed health care decisions for you and your family members. There are web sites that provide quality and consumer information on cars, appliances and other products that we buy. The SLSD Health Care Performance Report web site provides quality and consumer information on health care services – Knowing Makes A Difference.

There are two reports that you can review to help you learn more about the care hospitals and physician organizations are providing for their patients – the Hospital Performance Report and the Physician Organization Performance Report. The Hospital Performance Report is currently available to help you learn more about the quality of care that hospitals in our community provide for its patients. A Health Plan Report and a Physician Organization Performance Report will be available soon.

Health Information For You:
Detecting Diabetes
It’s a staggering statistic. An estimated 20.8 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. That’s 7 percent of the population. Diabetes occurs when the body does not produce or properly use insulin, which is a hormone that converts sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. It’s still not known what causes diabetes, but genetics, obesity, lack of exercise and stress appear to play a role in the onset of the disease. Full Article