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St. Joseph�s Hospital has been recognized as a 100 Top hospital in a national study, the 2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success
TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2008) - St. Joseph�s Hospital has been recognized as a 100 Top hospital in a national study, the 2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success.
Thomson Healthcare developed the 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study to identify high-performing cardiovascular hospitals nationally and to set performance targets for improving clinical outcomes and management of this service line.
The study examined the performance of nearly 1,000 U.S. hospitals by analyzing their outcomes for eight measures related to congestive heart failure, heart attacks, coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs), and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), such as angioplasties. A list of the 100 Top Hospitals, based on these results, is available at here.
According to the study, U.S. hospitals that are producing the best clinical outcomes for cardiovascular care also treat heart patients in less time and at a lower cost. The study suggests that if all cardiovascular hospitals achieved the same results as the 100 Top Hospitals award winners, more than 7,000 lives would be saved and nearly 750 medical complications would be avoided annually.
The study, in its ninth year, found that the 100 Top Hospitals award winners had:
Hospital stays that were 12 percent shorter, on average, than peer hospitals (5.14 days compared with 5.85 days).
Costs that averaged 13 percent ' or about $2,000 ' less per case than peer hospitals.
There also was a large difference in the volume of heart procedures performed by the cardiovascular award-winning hospitals and their peers. The winning hospitals performed nearly two-thirds more CABGs and PCIs.
This recognition is the result of a great deal of focus and effort on the part of an entire team to provide cardiovascular service excellence to our patients,� Pam D�Amore, administrative director, St. Joseph�s Hospital Heart Institute. As one of just 30 community hospitals on the list ' and the only one in Tampa ' it is evident that our commitment to providing high-quality care results in better outcomes for our patients.�
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