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The award recognizes our patient outcomes in treatments for heart failure and heart attacks, including bypass surgery and angioplasties. The Thomson Reuters 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals is an annual, quantitative study that identifies the nation's best providers of cardiovascular service. The Top 50 provide top-notch care and set new standards for the healthcare industry. Comparing the award winners to a peer group of hospitals, Thomson Reuters found that if all cardiovascular providers performed at the level of this year's winners:
- Nearly 7,700 additional lives could be saved
- Approximately 6,500 additional patients could be complication-free
- More than $1 billion could be saved
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Heart Failure Certification Program (The Joint Commission)
- First and only accredited program in the region
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 3-Star Quality Rating
- Comprehensive rating system to compare quality of cardiac surgery among hospitals across the country.
- Approximately 14% of hospitals received the 3-star rating
- Time period was January – December 2008
- Patients received high rate of evidence-based care & had low rate of complications & mortality
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Premier Quality Award for CABG (2006)
Premier-CMS HQID Demonstration Project
- Only participating hospital in our region
- In the top performing group for CABG, FFY08: patients received evidence-based care 99% of the time
Premier Top Performer (SLH FY 2009, Premier CY 2008 benchmarks)
- AMI Mortality (top 10%)
- PCI with AMI Mortality (top 20%)
- CHF Mortality (top 10%)
- CABG Mortality (top 25%)
- Valve Surgery Mortality (top 10%)
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