Summarizes overall quality of inpatient care. The top-ranked hospital received a score of 100.
28.9
Reputation
Percentage of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons responding to U.S. News surveys in 2007, 2008, and 2009 who recommended hospital for challenging cases and procedures.
6.4%
Mortality index
Compares actual to expected number of Medicare inpatient deaths within 30 days after admission. Lower than 1.00 is better than expected; higher than 1.00 is worse than expected.
0.72
Patient safety index (1 to 5)
Indicates success in minimizing patient injuries and deaths from avoidable accidents and poor medical care. Higher is better.
2
Discharges
All Medicare inpatients who received defined kinds of medical or surgical care in 2005-2007.
6,318
Nurse staffing
Relative balance of nurses and patients. Higher is better.
2.7
Nurse Magnet hospital
Satisfies set of standards established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
No
Key technologies (of 7)
Cardiac intensive care unit, multislice spiral CT, PET/CT scanner, robotic surgery, single-photon-emission CT, transplant services.
Cancer
Heart & Heart Surgery