The hospital report cards detail surgical site infections for a variety of procedures, including hip and knee replacement, coronary artery bypass surgery and vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy. The state also collects data on central line-associated bloodstream infections.
Aside from surgical site infections after vaginal hysterectomies, infection rates were similar to or lower than national averages. In addition, Massachusetts hospitals reported 199 total central line-associated infections in 2011, down 24 percent from last year.
The department is expected to publish the report cards online today.
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