Bellin in Top US Cardiac Hospitals
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PrintIt was announced today, November 14, 2011, the TOP 50 US Hospitals for Heart Care. Is your local hospital on the list? Bellin Health is!!
Thomson Reuters has compiled data from 2009 and 2010 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review data, Medicare cost reports, and CMS Hospital Compare data, to determine which hospitals across the United States are providing superior clinical heart care to it's patients. This is the 13th year for this annual report.
Thomson Reuters press release included the following quote:
"This year's 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals have continued to deliver excellent care and have been able to improve their performance in a tough economic climate," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals® program at Thomson Reuters. "The hospitals in this study have provided measurably better care and are more efficient than their peers, demonstrating incredibly strong focus by hospital leadership at a time when the healthcare system is steeped in volatility."
A summary of qualities that were reviewed to give Bellin Health this status include:
- Better risk-adjusted survival rates (23 percent fewer deaths than non-winning hospitals for bypass surgery patients)
- Lower complications
- Fewer readmissions to the hospital
- Shorter hospital stays
- lower costs
- Increased use of internal mammary artery (IMA) for coronary artery bypass surgeries
Wisconsin Hospitals on the list:
Bellin Health, Green Bay, WI
Aspirus Wausau Hospital - Wausau, WI
Gundersen Lutheran - La Crosse, WI
Meriter Hospital - Madison, WI
Full article found at Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/news_ideas/press_releases/?itemId=514562
