Clinical Performance Data
Clinical Performance Data
St. Luke's consistently performed above the national and state averages in the care of cardiac patients. Notably, we achieved top decile performance for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in federal fiscal year 2010 and attained a Quality Index Score of 99.5%.
Heart Attack
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Aspirin given on arrival
|
99%
|
99%
|
99%
|
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Aspirin given at discharge
|
100%
|
99%
|
99%
|
|
Smoking cessation counseling
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Beta blocker given at discharge
|
99%
|
98%
|
99%
|
|
PCI within 90 minutes of arrival
|
90%
|
92%
|
91%
|
|
ACE or ARB for LVSD
|
96% |
97% |
96% |
Door-to-Balloon Time - 2011
(Time patient arrives with chest pain and is taken to the Cardiac Cath Lab to have blood flow restored to the heart)
- Lowest time: 15 minutes
- Median time: 68 minutes
Heart Failure
| Discharge instructions provided |
90%
|
90% |
92% |
|
Evaluation of left ventricular systolic (LVS) function
|
100%
|
98%
|
99%
|
|
ACE inhibitor or ARB for LVS dysfunction
|
97%
|
95%
|
95%
|
|
Smoking cessation counseling
|
99%
|
99%
|
99%
|
Cardiac Surgery
|
Received antibiotic within one hour before skin was surgically cut
|
100%
|
98%
|
98%
|
|
Received the appropriate antibiotic for this type of surgery
|
99%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Antibiotic stopped within 48 hours after the surgery
|
100%
|
97%
|
98%
|