Providence Hospital receives Society of Thoracic Surgeons top rating for 16th time in a row
November 21, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded its highest overall rating of three stars to Providence Hospitals for the 16th time in a row.
Providence has now received this rating for every six-month reporting period since STS started giving this recognition, beginning with 2006 data. In the latest period, only 12-15 percent of hospitals participating received the three-star overall rating.
The cases analyzed for the ratings involved adult patients (18 or older) who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery at an STS-participating hospital between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.
A total of 989 providers contributed data to the STS data warehouse for the purposes of this comparison. The society’s Adult Cardiac Surgery Database contains active participants from all 50 states as well as from Brazil, Israel, Turkey, Jordan and Australia.
Here’s what the three ratings assigned by STS mean:
- One star denotes participant performance that is significantly lower than the STS mean.
- Two stars denotes performance that is not statistically different from the mean.
- Three stars recognizes performance that is significantly higher than the STS mean, and represents the highest category of quality.
Hospitals are graded on patient outcomes, and on use of recommended procedures and medications.
“This rating says a great deal about the superior quality of care we provide at Providence,” said Dr. E. “Mac” Leppard, one of Providence Hospitals’ Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgeons. “It says even more that we have received it every time the STS has issued its ratings. These numbers represent thousands of patients since 2006 who are alive and experiencing a good quality of life after having bypass surgery at Providence.”
Read more about the survey results at http://www.sts.org/report-search-hospital-results-2014.
About Providence Hospitals, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System:
Providence Hospitals is the leading provider of cardiovascular and orthopedics services in the Midlands. Providence is composed of two hospitals, thirteen 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% of open-heart programs for the past six and one-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.
About the Society of Thoracic Surgeons:
Founded in 1964, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a not-for-profit organization representing more than 6,900 cardiothoracic surgeons, researchers, and allied health care professionals worldwide who are dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for surgeries of the heart, lung, and esophagus, as well as other surgical procedures within the chest. The Society’s mission is to enhance the ability of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide the highest-quality patient care through education, research, and advocacy.
