Watt, Bruce A.
Angioplasty or Pacemaker Surgery
Death Rates
Percentages of cases with the bad outcome death (after risk-adjustment in our analysis of the sample of cases we evaluated)
Watt, Bruce A. (64 cases)
2.4%
0%
(Best Possible)
(Best Possible)
100%
(Worst Possible)
(Worst Possible)
Average
death rate
for all surgeons
5.6%
death rate
for all surgeons
5.6%
Rates of Deaths, Prolonged Lengths of Stay, or Readmissions
Percentages of cases with such bad outcomes (after risk-adjustment in our analysis of the sample of cases we evaluated)
Watt, Bruce A. (61 cases)
30.4%
0%
(Best Possible)
(Best Possible)
100%
(Worst Possible)
(Worst Possible)
Average rate of
such bad outcomes
for all surgeons
33%
such bad outcomes
for all surgeons
33%
Address![]() | ![]() 4520 W 69th St Sioux Falls, SD 57108 |
Phone number![]() | 605-977-5000 |
Distance from zipcode 57105 ![]() | 4.0 miles |
Gender | Male |
Whether Recommended Most by Surveyed Doctors "for care of a loved one"— In CHECKBOOK's surveys of doctors in the same region, got what CHECKBOOK considered a meaningful number of recommendations. ![]() | --- |
Ratings of Surgeon's Outcomes See ratings explanation. | |
• Having Fewer Deaths | |
• Having Fewer Deaths, Prolonged Lengths of Stay, or Readmissions | |
High-volume— Whether doctor did a relatively large number of these surgeries (compared to other doctors listed here) in a recent period for which data are available (counts for 2013-2014 Medicare fee-for-service patients only) | Lower volume |
Doctor's hospitals— Some hospitals where doctor has recently done these types of surgeries and how the hospital performed compared to other hospitals ![]() (✓= Hospital high-rated for relatively few bad outcomes in these types of surgery) |
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Board certifications— as reported by the American Board of Medical Specialties |
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Medical school and year of graduation![]() | Creighton University, 1984 |
Where doctor did internship and residency training![]() | McKennon Hosp, Mayo Clinic-Rochester |
The board certification data contained in this report has been extracted from the ABMS Directory Database compiled by Elsevier in cooperation with ABMS. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. and the American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved. |