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We're in the Top 100!
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We're in the Top 100!
Beth Israel Deaconess has been named one of the top 100 U.S. hospitals for cardiovascular care by Thomson Reuters, a national healthcare consultancy.
Thomason Reuters recently released its annual study identifying the 100 U.S. hospitals that set the nation’s benchmarks for inpatient cardiovascular care. BIDMC and its CardioVascular Institute earned a spot in the category for its peer group -- teaching hospitals with cardiovascular residency programs.
What does it mean to be to be a 100 Top Hospitals Award Winner? Watch the video.
To see the full list of winners, click here.
The study -- 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks -- examined the performance of 971 hospitals by analyzing 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.
The study, in its 11th year, found that these hospitals 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
The top performing hospitals perform over 50 percent more cardiac surgeries than peer hospitals.
Thomason Reuters also recognized Beth Israel Deaconess and the CVI as one of the Top 100 in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
