30 day mortality rate after heart attack improved nationally
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Print30-Day Acute Myocardial Infarction Deaths
Down Since Mid-1990s
Bellin Memorial Hospital 30-day mortality after AMI
lower than national rate
Thirty-day all-cause mortality in AMI patients decreased from 18.9% in 1995 to 16.1% in 2006, a relative reduction of nearly one-sixth. In-hospital mortality decreased from 14.6% to 10.1%. In contrast, 30-day mortality for all other patients remained steady at approximately 9% during this interval.
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The current, 2008, Bellin Memorial Hospital 30-day mortality rate remains lower than the U.S. National rate as reported by the Hospital Quality Alliance.
The U.S. National Rate for 2008 is 16.6%, while Bellin's rate is a mere 11.9%.
