INDIANAPOLIS - The St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana recently earned cardiovascular honors from two nationally-recognized organizations for top performance and quality care.
Thomson Reuters has recognized the 86th Street and 106th and N. Meridian Street facilities in its annual study - 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks. The study examined the performance of 971 hospitals by analyzing outcomes for patients diagnosed with heart failure and heart attacks, and for those who received coronary bypass surgery or percutaneous cardiovascular interventions such as angioplasties. St.Vincent Heart Center on 86th Street is the only teaching hospital in Indiana with cardiovascular residency programs to be recognized, and the St.Vincent Heart Center at 106th and N. Meridian is listed in the community hospital category in the Thomson Reuters' comparison groups.
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"Thomson Reuters is a tremendous honor, and we are grateful that our patients trust us to address their individual healthcare needs," said Kyle DeFur, president of St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. "We want patients to feel safe and know that they will receive the highest level of care from our dedicated physicians and associates at our facility."
The 100 Top Hospitals performed 50 percent more cardiac surgeries than peer hospitals, and the study evaluated short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of cardiology patients.
Also, Press Ganey Associates, Inc. named the St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana a 2009 Summit Award Winner for sustaining the highest level of customer satisfaction for three or more consecutive years (August 2006-July 2009). The freestanding heart facility at 106th and N. Meridian was recognized for its inpatient cardiovascular program and the Heart Emergency Unit. St.Vincent Heart Center is just one of the nation's 74 health organizations to receive this prestigious honor in 2009.
"Our goal is to deliver optimal outcomes and ensure satisfaction for our patients and families," said John Stewart, president and CEO of the St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana. "These national recognitions are a result of our physicians and medical professionals' commitment to quality care, and will keep us focused as we continue our evidence-based best practices."
South Bend, Ind.-based Press Ganey partners with more than 10,000 healthcare facilities and its database allows health providers nationwide to benchmark their results against peer organizations.
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St.Vincent Hospitals and Health Services
Driven by the faith of four Daughters of Charity who arrived in Indianapolis in 1881 with $34.77 in their pockets, the St.Vincent Hospital mission is to treat the poor and sick by following our Core Values of Service of the Poor, Reverence, Integrity, Wisdom, Creativity and Dedication. Our healthcare ministry has grown to include seven Centers of Excellence: Women's, Children's, Orthopedics, Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, Cancer Care and Bariatrics. The ageless mission of St.Vincent remains unchanged: to minister to the minds, bodies and spirits of those in need.
St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana (SVHCI) is a joint venture between St.Vincent Health and the physicians and surgeons of The Care Group, LLC and CorVasc MD's P.C., and opened as the first freestanding heart hospital in the Indianapolis metro area in 2002. The 120-bed hospital specializes in interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization, cardiac surgery, vascular medicine, thoracic procedures and transplants. SVHCI is home to the $99 Heart Scan of Indiana, 24/7 Heart Emergency Unit, the A-Fib Center of Excellence, the Congestive Heart Failure Center of Excellence, the Indiana Heart Attack Network and the Sleep Center of Indiana. The freestanding hospital is the only in the state to be named by HealthGrades as the best heart care in Indiana four years in a row and in the top 5 percent of all hospitals in the U.S. for overall cardiac services for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. It is also a Thomson/Solucient Top 100 Hospital for Cardiovascular Services, and an Accredited Chest Pain Center.
