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Friday, February 05, 2010
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Mercy Medical Center Redding Named one of the Nations 100 Top Hospitals® for Cardiovascular Care by Thomson Reuters
Redding, CA - Mercy Medical Center Redding has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care by Thomson Reuters.
Thomson Reuters’ annual study — 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks — examined the performance of 971 hospitals by analyzing clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with heart failure and heart attacks and for those who received coronary bypass surgery or percutaneous cardiovascular interventions (PCI) such as angioplasties.
“Cardiovascular disease is still the number one killer in the United States so we look for the hospitals that provide the best care,” said Jean Chenoweth, Senior Vice President for Performance Improvement and 100 Top Hospitals Programs of Thomson Reuters. “These hospitals set the national standard for cardiovascular disease outcomes, process of care, efficiency, and lower costs. They deliver significant value to their communities.”
The study, in its 11th year, found that the 100 Top Hospitals cardiovascular recipients have:
- 17 percent lower mortality rates for heart attack patients.
- 10 percent lower mortality rates for heart failure patients.
- 27 percent lower mortality for bypass surgery patients.
- 22 percent lower mortality following PCI. • Fewer post-operative complications — 99 percent of patients were complication-free.
- Close to 12 percent shorter average hospital stay.
- 12 percent lower cost per case.
“It is gratifying to have the efforts of our team recognized in a public forum. We will continue to use evidence based medicine to give the best possible care to the members of our community,” said Dr. Edward Pottmeyer, Medical Director of Cardiovascular Surgery Program Services.
The Mercy Heart Center offers the most comprehensive range of heart care services in the North State. In addition to the latest in technology, the Mercy Heart Center has clinical protocols in place to help ensure care is quickly available to anyone who needs it. The 100 Top Hospitals study focused on short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of cardiology patients. Thomson Reuters researchers analyzed 2007 and 2008 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, 2008 Medicare cost reports, and data from other sources. They scored hospitals in key performance areas: risk-adjusted medical mortality, risk-adjusted surgical mortality, risk-adjusted complications, core measures score, percentage of coronary bypass patients with internal mammary artery use, procedure volume, severity-adjusted average length of stay, and wage- and severity-adjusted average cost.
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About Mercy Medical Center Redding: Mercy Medical Center Redding has been named the recipient of the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award for the greater Redding area for 2009/10. This means local consumers, ranked MMCR as the best for overall quality; best image and reputation; best doctors and best nurses for the third year in a row.
Mercy Medical Center Redding is a member of CHW North State with Mercy Mt. Shasta and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. For more information please visit www.mercy.org or call 530-24-Mercy (246-3729).
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