Belleville, IL (PRWEB) October 17, 2012
St. Elizabeths Hospital has been named one of the nations 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thompson Reuters). This is the first year St. Elizabeths has been recognized with this honor. This years winners were announced October 1 in Modern Healthcare magazine. St. Elizabeths is one of only four hospitals in Illinois and Missouri named to the list.
The study examined the performance of more than 1,000 hospitals nationwide by analyzing outcomes for patients with heart failure and heart attacks and for those who received coronary bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions such as angioplasties.
Being recognized for our outstanding cardiovascular care is a great honor, said Maryann Reese, President and CEO, St. Elizabeths Hospital. It shows our ongoing commitment to the community in providing quality health care. I commend and congratulate our entire service line team and our dedicated physician partners from Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants in achieving this top honor.
St. Elizabeths cardiac services have partnered with Prairie Heart Institute of Illinois, a community-based network of hospitals and clinics, since January 2011, which allows the hospital to offer continued high-level cardiovascular care.
“This years 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals have proven that a commitment to deliver excellent care is still attainable in times of economic uncertainty,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and the 100 Top Hospitals