TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS

The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks is an annual, quantitative study identifying the nation's best providers of cardiovascular service as measured on the 100 Top Hospitals Balanced Scorecard.

This year’s top cardiovascular hospitals are setting new standards compared to similar hospitals with:

• 12% lower treatment cost while providing higher quality care
• Significantly lower 30-day mortality rates
• Significantly lower 30-day readmission rates for patients with heart failure and heart attacks
• Better clinical efficiency, with patients returning to daily life an average two-thirds of a day earlier

STUDY DETAILS

• Released: November 16, 2009

To qualify: General and applicable specialty, short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals treating a broad spectrum of cardiology patients, including those undergoing acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).

Key performance measures:

• Risk-Adjusted Medical (AMI and HF) Patient Mortality Index
• Risk-Adjusted Surgical (PCI and CABG) Patient Mortality Index
• Risk-Adjusted Complications Index (includes post-operative hemorrhages and post-operative infections)
• Core Measures Score (includes AMI and HF core measures)
• Percentage of CABG Patients with Internal Mammary Artery Use
• Procedure Volume Threshold
• Severity-Adjusted Average Length of Stay
• Severity- and Wage-Adjusted Cost per Case

Data Sources:
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR), 2007 and 2008; Medicare Cost Report, 2007 and 2008; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare, 2007 and 2008

TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS, 2009
Teaching Hospitals with Cardiovascular Residency Programs
Hospitals	Location	Medicare ID
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center	Phoenix, AZ	030024
Cleveland Clinic Florida	Weston, FL	100289
Advocate Christ Medical Center	Oak Lawn, IL	140208
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	Park Ridge, IL	140223
Loyola University Medical Center	Maywood, IL	140276
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital	Indianapolis, IN	150084
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa	Mason City, IA	160064
Maine Medical Center	Portland, ME	200009
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center	Boston, MA	220036
Baystate Medical Center	Springfield, MA	220077
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	220086
UMass Memorial Medical Center	Worcester, MA	220163
Lahey Clinical Medical Center	Burlington, MA	220171
Providence Hospital and Medical Center	Southfield, MI	230019
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	Lebanon, NH	300003
Hackensack University Medical Center	Hackensack, NJ	310001
Albany Medical Center	Albany, NY	330013
Staten Island University Hospital	Staten Island, NY	330160
Kettering Medical Center	Kettering, OH	360079
The Ohio State University Medical Center	Columbus, OH	360085
Grandview Medical Center	Dayton, OH	360133
Good Samaritan Hospital	Cincinnati, OH	360134
Geisinger Medical Center	Danville, PA	390006
UPMC Passavant	Pittsburgh, PA	390107
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	440039
Scott and White Memorial Hospital	Temple, TX	450054
Fletcher Allen Health Care	Burlington, VT	470003
University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	490009
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics	Madison, WI	520098
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center	Milwaukee, WI	520138
Teaching Hospitals without Cardiovascular Residency Programs
Hospitals	Location	Medicare ID
Mercy Medical Center Redding	Redding, CA	050280
St. Mary's Hospital and Regional Medical Center	Grand Junction, CO	060023
Morton Plant Hospital	Clearwater, FL	100127
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center	Boise, ID	130006
St. John's Hospital	Springfield, IL	140053
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale	Carbondale, IL	140164
Ball Memorial Hospital	Muncie, IN	150089
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	160083
Rapides Regional Medical Center	Alexandria, LA	190026
North Shore Medical Center	Salem, MA	220035
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland	Pontiac, MI	230029
Spectrum Health Hospitals	Grand Rapids, MI	230038
Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals	Clinton Township, MI	230047
Marquette General Hospital	Marquette, MI	230054
Munson Medical Center	Traverse City, MI	230097
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital	Ann Arbor, MI	230156
St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital	Warren, MI	230195
William Beaumont Hospital-Troy	Troy, MI	230269
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital	St. Louis Park, MN	240053
Billings Clinic	Billings, MT	270004
St. Peter's Hospital	Albany, NY	330057
Rochester General Hospital	Rochester, NY	330125
Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast	Concord, NC	340001
MeritCare Hospital	Fargo, ND	350011
Altru Hospital	Grand Forks, ND	350019
Riverside Methodist Hospital	Columbus, OH	360006
Firelands Regional Medical Center	Sandusky, OH	360025
Mount Carmel	Columbus, OH	360035
Mercy Medical Center	Canton, OH	360070
St. John West Shore Hospital	Westlake, OH	360123
Bethesda North Hospital	Cincinnati, OH	360179
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center	Portland, OR	380004
Hamot Medical Center	Erie, PA	390063
PinnacleHealth	Harrisburg, PA	390067
Robert Packer Hospital	Sayre, PA	390079
Centra Health	Lynchburg, VA	490021
St. Mary's Hospital	Richmond, VA	490059
Aspirus Wausau Hospital	Wausau, WI	520030
Saint Joseph's Hospital	Marshfield, WI	520037
Gundersen Lutheran Health System	La Crosse, WI	520087
Community Hospitals
Hospitals	Location	Medicare ID
Thomas Hospital	Fairhope, AL	010100
Arrowhead Hospital	Glendale, AZ	030094
Tucson Heart Hospital	Tucson, AZ	030100
Arizona Heart Hospital	Phoenix, AZ	030102
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian	Newport Beach, CA	050224
French Hospital Medical Center	San Luis Obispo, CA	050232
Munroe Regional Medical Center	Ocala, FL	100062
Venice Regional Medical Center	Venice, FL	100070
JFK Medical Center	Atlantis, FL	100080
Northwest Community Hospital	Arlington Heights, IL	140252
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana	Indianapolis, IN	150153
The Indiana Heart Hospital	Indianapolis, IN	150154
Trinity Regional Medical Center	Fort Dodge, IA	160016
Saint Joseph-London	London, KY	180011
Western Baptist Hospital	Paducah, KY	180104
Baptist Hospital East	Louisville, KY	180130
Fairview Southdale Hospital	Edina, MN	240078
Mercy Hospital	Coon Rapids, MN	240115
Medcenter One	Bismarck, ND	350015
Parma Community General Hospital	Parma, OH	360041
EMH Regional Medical Center	Elyria, OH	360145
Southwest General Health Center	Middleburg Heights, OH	360155
Oklahoma Heart Hospital	Oklahoma City, OK	370215
DuBois Regional Medical Center	DuBois, PA	390086
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota	Sioux Falls, SD	430095
Heart Hospital of Austin	Austin, TX	450824
Harlingen Medical Center	Harlingen, TX	450855
Dixie Regional Medical Center	St. George, UT	460021
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett	Everett, WA	500014
Aurora BayCare Medical Center	Green Bay, WI	520193