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Mercy Hospital named one of the nation's top cardiovascular hospitals
COON RAPIDS, Minn. 12/04/2007--Mercy Hospital has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care by Thomson Healthcare. This is the fifth consecutive year Mercy has been recognized with this honor.
"Recognition as one of the best cardiovascular programs in the nation reflects the dedication and excellence that our physicians and staff bring to work every day," said Tom O'Connor, president of Mercy Hospital. "It is another validation for residents in our communities that they have one of the nation's best cardiovascular hospitals right here and close to home."
Mercy Hospital, working in conjunction with Metropolitan Cardiology Consultants, has one of the leading cardiovascular programs in the Twin Cities' metro area, performing more than 60,000 heart procedures each year. Mercy's heart program includes state-of-the-art diagnostics, such as cardiac MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), and interventional and surgical procedures, including robotic-assisted bypass surgery. Mercy also offers comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation and a number of health improvement classes and screenings.
"These winning hospitals bring great value to their communities," said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals programs in the Center for Healthcare Improvement, Thomson Healthcare. "They have set national benchmarks for clinical process, outcomes, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness."
2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success
The annual Thomson Healthcare award is based on hospitals' performance treating congestive heart failure and heart attacks. The measures were calculated for three classes of hospitals with the following number of winners in each:
- teaching with cardiovascular residency programs, 30 winners
- teaching without cardiovascular residency programs, 40 winners
- community, 30 winners
Thomson Healthcare scored facilities in eight key performance areas: risk-adjusted medical mortality, risk-adjusted surgical mortality, risk-adjusted complications, core measures score, percentage of CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) patients with internal mammary artery use, procedure volume, severity-adjusted average length of stay, and wage- and severity-adjusted average cost.
Among the key findings from the 2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success study:
- 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 award winners reported hospital stays that were 12 percent shorter, on average, than peer hospitals (5.14 days compared with 5.85 days).
- The 100 Top Hospitals reported costs that averaged 13 percent — or about $2,000 — less per case than peer hospitals.
- There was a large difference in the volume of heart procedures performed by the winning hospitals and their peers. The 100 Top Hospitals performed nearly two-thirds more coronary artery bypass grafts and percutaneous coronary interventions such as angioplasty.
More information on this study and other 100 Top Hospitals research is available at www.100tophospitals.com.
About Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital, located in Coon Rapids, Minn., is a 271-bed non-profit hospital that serves the northwestern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics, the hospital provided care to more than 165,000 people in 2006.
About Thomson Healthcare
Thomson Healthcare is the leading provider of decision support solutions that help organizations across the healthcare industry improve clinical and business performance. Thomson Healthcare products and services help clinicians, hospitals, employers, health plans, government agencies, and pharmaceutical companies manage the cost and improve the quality of healthcare.
Thomson Healthcare is a part of The Thomson Corporation, a provider of value-added information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of healthcare, law, tax, accounting, scientific research, and financial services. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
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