Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital Earns Highest Quality Rating in Cardiac Surgery Care

Based on the STS's stringent review, NSUH's Heart Hospital was one of only 14 hospitals in the United States and Canada to receive the overall three-star quality rating for outcomes and patient care in all three categories, placing it among an elite 1.4 percent of hospitals. The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Report analyzed data from 1,017 participants between January 2014 and December 2016.

"It's a highly prestigious achievement to be recognized by the STS for such excellence in all three categories," said Alan Hartman, MD, senior vice president and executive director of cardiothoracic services at Northwell Health. "The superior ratings reflect the dedication, expertise and collaboration of our cardiac surgery and health care teams."

The star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in health care, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic programs in the US and Canada, according to the STS. The rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by an STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participant.

"Participating in the STS adult cardiac surgery database and its voluntary public reporting of outcomes demonstrates Northwell's commitment to quality health care improvement, and provides patients and their families with critical information to help them make the most- informed choices about their health care," said Dr. Hartman.

The STS's Adult Cardiac Surgery Star Rating summary, covering data analysis for the time period ending 12/31/2016, will be made available to the public this summer on the society's website:  https://www.sts.org/

About Northwell Health
Northwell Health is New York State's largest health care provider and private employer, with 22 hospitals and over 550 outpatient facilities. We care for more than two million people annually in the metro New York area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 62,000 employees – 15,000+ nurses and about 3,900 physicians, including more than 2,800 members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We're making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institute. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine and the School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. And we offer health insurance through CareConnect. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu.

About Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) is a not-for-profit organization that represents more than 7,200 surgeons, researchers, and allied health care professionals worldwide who are dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for surgeries of the heart, lung, and esophagus, as well as other surgical procedures within the chest. The Society's mission is to enhance the ability of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide the highest quality patient care through education, research, and advocacy.

SOURCE Northwell Health

Related Links

https://www.northwell.edu