Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center on Tuesday was named as one of the nation’s top performing hospitals by Fortune and IBM Watson Health. The annual Fortune/IBM 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study spotlights leading short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of cardiology patients.
The study is designed to identify impartial, actionable, and attainable benchmarks for hospital and clinical leaders as they work to raise their own organizations’ standards of performance in cardiac care.
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center provides world-class treatment of cardiovascular disease in a warm, comfortable and caring environment through innovative technology and rigorous quality standards. Being a pioneer in heart and vascular care, Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center spearheads many research trials with a robust Cardiovascular Research Institute, with nearly 70 ongoing research trials at any given time, making it a destination for all heart and vascular needs.
This year’s study included 951 U.S. hospitals with cardiovascular service lines. Compared to similar cardiovascular hospitals, this year’s winning hospitals had better results on indicators intended to measure clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, financial performance, and patient experience. Based on the methodology used by Watson Health, the study concludes that if all United States hospitals’ cardiovascular service lines performed at the level of these study winners, some 6,400 additional lives and roughly $1.4 billion could be saved, and 5,000 additional bypass and angioplasty patients could be complication-free.
“Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the hospitals recognized on the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals list are providing quality care in one of the most critical areas,” said Ekta Punwani, 100 Top Hospitals Program Leader, IBM Watson Health. “Hospitals are constantly working to improve clinical and operational performance, and the exceptional organizations on this list demonstrate the standard for top performing cardiac care. Their benchmarks serve as a real-world checkpoint for cardiovascular care across the U.S.”
“Founded by the nation’s leading cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons from Ascension Medical Group, Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center was one of the nation’s first freestanding specialty heart hospitals and the first in Indiana,” said Dr. Douglas Segar, MD, FACC, Ascension Indiana’s Cardiovascular Serviceline Chairman. “This internationally recognized specialty hospital provides heart and vascular care to patients across the entire state of Indiana. The combination of expert physicians and care teams, state-of-the-art facilities and a relentless commitment to superior outcomes and patient experience have earned Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center the honor of claiming the best heart care in Indiana for nearly 20 years straight.”
The annual report highlights the top-performing cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S. based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational, and patient satisfaction metrics and data.
The winning hospitals were announced in Fortune. Click here for more information.