Jose Alfonso-Sanchez - Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Belen Alfonso-Landete - Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Maria Martinez-Martinez - Nursery College, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Background: Avoidable mortality (AM) is one of the most important health indicators (HI) and represents the quality of care in a hospital.Objective: This study measured the efficacy of a training program for a hospital healthcare staff to reduce AM.Methods: This epidemiological study on community intervention analyzed time-series data on HI by semesters from ۲۰۰۸ to ۲۰۱۵. The pre-intervention phase was examined from January ۲۰۰۸ to December ۲۰۱۴; the intervention phase was investigated in the first semester of ۲۰۱۵; and the post-intervention phase was examined in the second semester of ۲۰۱۵.Results: Resindicate a series with a rising tendency until the ۱۴th semester and a pronounced descent in the ۱۶th semester. The relative variation rate (RVR) was -۲۰% to +۲۰% with some exceptions. HI was ۰.۵۳% in the ۱۶th semester rather than the expected ۰.۷۰% observed in the pre-intervention phase; therefore, ۰.۱۷% additional deaths were avoided because of the training seminar.Conclusion: The positive results suggest that this strategy is an important element in decreasing avoidable deaths in hospitals.

Health Services, Quality of health care, Cause of Death