Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
What is SCIP? The Surgical Care
Improvement Project (SCIP), initiated in 2003, is a national quality
partnership of organizations committed to improving the safety of surgical care
through the reduction of complications after surgery. The ultimate goal is to
save lives by reducing the incidence of surgical complications 25 percent by
2010 in four target areas: surgical site infections and cardiac, respiratory
and blood clot complications. Both Gettysburg Hospital and York Hospital are
participating in this project.
How do we compare? Experts agree
on the following ways to prevent surgical complications.