HealthGrades is America's leading healthcare ratings company, providing objective information based strictly on risk-adjusted clinical outcomes, such as mortality and major complications. According to HealthGrades, St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana:
  • Received the HealthGrades Cardiac Care Excellence Award (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Is the only hospital in the 5-state area (Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky) to be ranked #1 for overall cardiac care for three consecutive years
  • Ranks #1 in Indiana and in the top 5% of all hospitals in America for:
    • Overall cardiac services (2006, 2007, 2008)
    • Cardiology (2006, 2007, 2008)
    • Cardiac interventions (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Is rated best in the Indianapolis area for cardiac surgery (2007, 2008)
  • Ranks in the top 10% of U.S. hospitals for cardiac surgery (2007, 2008)
  • Is Five-Star Rated for:
    • Treatment of heart attack (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
    • Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
    • Cardiology (2006, 2007, 2008)
    • Treatment of heart failure (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
    • Coronary bypass surgery (2007, 2008)
    • Atrial fibrillation treatment (2007, 2008)
Rankings are based on studies of patient outcomes at more than 5,000 hospitals across the U.S. A "Five Star" rating means that actual mortalities were significantly less than predicted for St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana's Medicare patient population. Patients have on average a 71 percent lower chance of dying at the nation’s top-rated hospitals compared with the lowest-rated hospitals. Find out more here.
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