OhioHealth Marion General Hospital and Doctors Hospital have been named two of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. The hospitals were the only two in central Ohio on the list.
The study examined the performance of more than 1,000 hospitals by analyzing outcomes for patients with heart failure and heart attacks and for those who received coronary bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions such as angioplasties.
This is the first time that Marion General Hospital has been recognized with this honor and the second time for Doctors Hospital. Marion General was recognized in the Community Hospital category and Doctors in the Teaching Hospital with a Residency Program category. This year’s winners were announced October 1 in Modern Healthcare magazine.
“Being recognized with two of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in the country is a significant honor because it affirms that we are achieving our goal of providing the most exceptional quality care and experience to our patients every day,” said Teresa Caulin-Glaser, MD, system vice president for Heart and Vascular at OhioHealth. “The OhioHealth Heart and Vascular team of physicians and clinicians are among the top in their field and we are proud that our programs align with these high standards.”
“This year’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals have proven that a commitment to deliver excellent care is still attainable in times of economic uncertainty,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and the 100 Top Hospitals® program at Truven Health Analytics. “The hospitals in this study have achieved higher levels of care and efficiency than their peers, demonstrating incredibly strong focus by cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and cardiovascular service administrators and staff on basic care and outcomes.”
The study shows that cardiovascular outcomes in U.S. hospitals are improving nationwide. Across all U.S. hospitals, 96 percent of cardiovascular inpatients survive and remain complication-free.
Among the 50 Top Hospitals, performance surpasses these high-water marks as indicated by:
- Better risk-adjusted survival rates (41 percent fewer deaths than expected, compared with 9 percent fewer than expected at peer hospitals) for bypass surgery patients.
- Lower complications indices (35 percent lower rate of heart failure complications than peers).
- Fewer patients readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of admission.
- Shorter hospital stays. The typical winning hospital released their bypass patients a full day sooner, and their heart attack and heart failure patients about three-quarters of a day sooner than their peers.
- Lower costs. Top hospitals spend $3,500 less per bypass case and $1,000 less per angioplasty than non-winners.
“This recognition demonstrates a true value proposition, evaluating clinical quality, outcomes, and financial stewardship,” said John Sanders, president for OhioHealth Marion General Hospital. “We know that the care we provide at Marion General, especially in the area of heart and vascular, is excellent. This award acknowledges that excellence, benefiting our cardiovascular patients, their families, employers, and our entire community.”
The study evaluated general and applicable specialty, short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals treating a broad spectrum of cardiology patients.
Truven Health Analytics researchers analyzed 2010 and 2011 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, 2010 Medicare cost reports, and 2012 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare data. They scored hospitals in key performance areas: risk-adjusted mortality, risk-adjusted complications, core measures (a group of measures that assess process of care), percentage of coronary bypass patients with internal mammary artery use, 30-day mortality rates, 30-day readmission rates, severity-adjusted average length of stay, and wage- and severity-adjusted average cost.
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