Genesis was recently ranked as one of America’s top 50 heart hospitals by Fortune Magazine/PINC AI, a healthcare improvement technology company. The rankings were based on clinical outcomes for treating patients with a wide range of heart conditions and the cost of that care.
“Heart disease has taken more lives in America than any other disease for over 70 years,” said Matt Perry, President and CEO of Genesis HealthCare System. “We have a highly skilled team of doctors, nurses and technicians who are committed to excellence in patient care. We invest in innovative technology to support our wonderful team of caregivers, and it is paying off by saving lives.”
According to Fortune Magazine/PINC AI, the winning hospitals achieved the following successes compared to non-winning hospitals:
- Significantly higher inpatient survival rates (19.0 to 40.6% higher).
- Fewer patients with complications (13.2 to 15.4% fewer complications).
- Higher 30-day survival rates for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients (0.4 to 0.9% points higher).
- Lower 30-day readmission rates for AMI, HF and CABG patients (0.5 to 1.0% points lower).
- Average lengths of stay varied between patient groups from 0.6 (AMI, HF, PCI) to 0.8 (CABG) shorter length of stay.
- $860 to $5,076 less in total costs per patient case. (The smallest dollar-amount difference was for HF, and the largest was for CABG.)
- Lower average 30-day episode of care payments for AMI and HF ($1,493 and $781 less per episode, respectively).
- Patients had a better experience at benchmark hospitals compared to peer hospitals, with a top-box HCAHPS score of 75% versus 70%.
According to Fortune Magazine/PINC AI, if all hospitals performed at the top 50 heart hospital level, each year more than:
- 7,600 lives could be saved.
- 6,700 heart patients could be complication-free.
- $1 billion could be saved.
To learn more about heart and vascular care at Genesis, visit genesishcs.org/heart.