NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 20, 2015 --- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has been named one of the nation’s
“50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals” by Truven Health Analytics,
a leading provider of information and solutions that seek to improve the
cost and quality of health care. Hoag was one of only two California community
hospitals to make the list.
“Hoag is honored to be recognized by Truven Health Analytics as one
of America’s top cardiovascular hospitals,” said Tom Lonergan,
executive director of Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular
Institute. “The Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute
offers the most advanced cardiac care available, and on behalf of our
exceptional physicians, nurses, staff and management, we are very proud
that our services have been nationally recognized.”
The 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals recognized by Truven Health Analytics
outperformed their peers in inpatient and extended outcomes, clinical
process, efficiency, and cost for the two most common cardiovascular conditions,
heart attacks and heart failure; and most common interventions, percutaneous
coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (PCI and CABG).
To ensure fair, objective analysis of a hospital’s performance,
Truven Health Analytics uses only public data sources and peer-reviewed
methodologies for evaluations. The 17th annual review looked at 1,005
hospitals that provide medical and surgical treatment for heart disease.
The list includes the 50 hospitals that scored highest on heart attack
and heart failure treatments and coronary bypass and angioplasty surgeries.
Overall, the 50 Top hospitals performed significantly better on mortality
rates and lengths of stay than those that did not make the list. When
compared with their peers, they recorded:
27 percent fewer patient deaths from heart attack
20.2 percent fewer deaths from heart failure
35.5 percent fewer deaths among patients undergoing coronary artery-bypass
graft surgery
In addition, length of stay was shorter by 15.2 percent and 10.9 percent
for heart attack and heart failure patients, respectively, at top hospitals.
“This year’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals have delivered
excellent care in a time of sweeping change in the health care system,”
said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance and improvement
at Truven Health Analytics. “Hoag’s success is a testament
to the strong focus by cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and cardiovascular
service administrators and staff on basic care and outcomes.”
According to Truven's analysis, if all cardiovascular hospitals performed
at the same level as the 50 Top hospitals, 8,000 more lives could be saved
annually, nearly 3,500 heart complications could be avoided, and more
than $1.3 billion in healthcare spending could be eliminated.
ABOUT HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN
Hoag is an approximately $1 billion nonprofit, regional health care delivery
network in Orange County, California, that treats more than 25,000 inpatients
and 369,000 outpatients annually. Hoag consists of two acute-care hospitals
– Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, which opened in 1952, and Hoag Hospital
Irvine, which opened in 2010 – in addition to six health centers
and eight urgent care centers. Hoag is a designated Magnet® hospital
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Hoag offers a comprehensive
blend of health care services that includes five institutes providing
specialized services in the following areas: cancer, heart and vascular,
neurosciences, women’s health, and orthopedics through Hoag’s
affiliate, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which consists of an orthopedic
hospital and two ambulatory surgical centers. In 2013, Hoag entered into
an alliance with St. Joseph Health to further expand health care services
in the Orange County community, known as St. Joseph Hoag Health. Hoag
has been named one of the Best Regional Hospitals in the U.S. News &
World Report Metro Edition. National Research Corporation has endorsed
Hoag as Orange County’s most preferred hospital for the past 20
consecutive years and, for an unprecedented 20 years, residents of Orange
County have chosen Hoag as one of the county’s best hospitals in
a local newspaper survey. Visit www.hoag.org for more information.
ABOUT TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS
Truven Health Analytics delivers unbiased information, analytic tools,
benchmarks, and services to the healthcare industry. Hospitals, government
agencies, employers, health plans, clinicians, pharmaceutical, and medical
device companies have relied on them for more than 30 years. Truven combines
their deep clinical, financial, and healthcare management expertise with
innovative technology platforms and information assets to make healthcare
better by collaborating with their customers to uncover and realize opportunities
for improving quality, efficiency, and outcomes. With more than 2,000
employees globally, Truven has major offices in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Chicago;
and Denver. Advantage Suite, Micromedex, ActionOI, MarketScan, and 100
Top Hospitals are registered trademarks or trademarks of Truven Health
Analytics.
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