ProMedica Cardiothoracic Surgeons and ProMedica Toledo Hospital Receive the Highest Rating in Quality and Clinical Excellence From Consumer Reports
Cardiothoracic Surgeons for Northwest Ohio Rated Best in State
(firmenpresse) - TOLEDO, OH -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/11 -- ProMedica's Cardiothoracic Surgeons for Northwest Ohio (CSNWO) and ProMedica Toledo Hospital have received the highest rating possible in a report published in the September issue of Consumer Reports. In a cover story comparing heart surgeons across the nation, it was the only heart surgery group reported in Ohio to receive a three-star rating for quality and clinical excellence in heart surgery.
The Consumer Reports rating is based on data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) national database. The STS National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database includes more than 4 million surgical records and covers roughly 90% of the more than 1,000 surgical groups in the U.S. that perform cardiac surgery, making it the largest such registry in the world.
Hospital groups are scored on performance in the following four categories -- , and . The ratings reflect results from isolated heart-bypass operations called coronary artery bypass grafting to newer techniques, which include minimally invasive bypass and other complex cardiac procedures.
"The STS database has helped significantly enhance performance improvements among cardiac surgeons nationally," says Michael Moront, MD, CSNWO senior partner, and medical director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Toledo Hospital. "It is truly an honor to receive this distinction among the nation's elite and to be ranked number one in Ohio."
CSNWO and Toledo Hospital are ranked among the nation's top 12% of hospitals for heart surgery by STS compared to the national database for both 2009 and 2010.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a not-for-profit organization representing more than 6,000 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. Founded in 1964, the mission of STS is to enhance the ability of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide the highest quality patient care through education, research, and advocacy.
CSNWO is a collaboration of physicians, technology and specialty services. The surgeons are Donald Crescenzo, MD, Michael Moront, MD, William Rachwal, MD, and Christopher Riordan, MD. The group provides a comprehensive scope of leading edge patient care and state-of-the-art surgical procedures, including minimally invasive procedures, bloodless surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery, aortic valve repair and replacement and more. Its team of board-certified physicians, specialists and medical staff make up the largest cardiothoracic surgical program in northwest Ohio.
For more information about cardiac services at ProMedica, visit .
ProMedica, a mission-based organization that is ranked the No. 2 most integrated health system in the U.S., was formed in 1986 and is a Toledo, Ohio-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization with nearly 14,000 employees; 3,000 physicians and more than 306 facilities in Ohio and Michigan. ProMedica serves more than 2.73 million patients annually and includes 11 hospitals; ProMedica Continuum Services with senior, hospice, rehabilitation, and integrative services; ProMedica Physicians, a network of more than 315 primary care and specialty physicians; and Paramount Health Care, the largest HMO in northwest Ohio. For more information, please visit .
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