Providence Hospital cardiac care recognized with 5-Star Ratings from national group
November 17, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Hospital has received a 5-Star Rating for the quality of its Coronary Bypass Surgery, Valve Surgery and Pacemaker Procedures from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for helping consumers make informed decisions. This achievement is part of new findings and data released on Healthgrades.com and in the Healthgrades 2015 Report to the Nation.
The new report demonstrates dramatic differences in clinical performance between hospitals and the impact this variation may have on health outcomes and costs. For example, the report estimates that if from 2011-2013 all hospitals performed similarly to hospitals receiving 5-Star Ratings, 228,426 lives could potentially have been saved and 169,298 complications could potentially have been avoided.
“Since its inception, our heart program has performed over 30,000 procedures,” says Michael French, interim CEO, “These awards speak to the quality and consistency of our physicians and staff members. I am proud to be a part of a team that provides a high-quality experience for our patients.”
A 5-Star Rating indicates that Providence Hospital’s clinical outcomes are better than expected when treating the condition or conducting the procedure. In addition to this recognition, Providence Hospitals recently received a three-star rating, the highest level, from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for the 16th reporting period in a row.
For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 40 million Medicare patient records for nearly 4,500 short-term acute care hospitals nationwide, assessing performance relative to each of 33 common conditions and procedures. Healthgrades recognizes a hospital’s quality achievements for cohort-specific performance, specialty area performance, and overall clinical quality. Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5-Star (statistically better than expected), 3-Star (statistically as expected) and 1-Star (statistically worse than expected) categories. Detailed performance information, such as cohort-specific outcomes data and quality achievements, can be found at www.healthgrades.com/quality. The site also has more information on the Healthgrades 2015 Report to the Nation, including the complete methodology.
About Providence Hospitals, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System:
Providence Hospitals is the leading provider of cardiovascular and orthopedic services in the Midlands. Providence is composed of two hospitals, 13 physician practices, a network of rehabilitation centers, two sleep centers, a school of cardiac diagnostics and an accredited chest pain center. In total, Providence employs more than 2,000 dedicated staff.
Founded in 1938 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine, Providence is known statewide for outstanding clinical quality and compassionate care. The Providence open-heart surgery program has ranked consistently in the top 15 percent of open-heart programs for the past six and a half years. Both the orthopedics and cardiac services have received the South Carolina BlueCross BlueShield Blue Distinction Center designation. For more information, visit www.providencehospitals.com.
