Infirmary Named to 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals List

CHI St. Vincent Infirmary has been named one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in the United States by Premier, Inc., and Modern Healthcare. The Infirmary was ranked 12th for teaching hospitals without a residency program and was the only hospital in Arkansas to make the list.

To create the list, a quantitative analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top cardiovascular hospitals in the United States. The primary purpose of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals program is to provide data-driven benchmarks that hospital leaders can use to better understand performance variation and improve care for heart patients nationwide. Hospitals do not apply to participate in the study, and recognized organizations do not pay to market this distinction.

Compared to peer hospitals, those in the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals delivered better results across all 21 measures, including clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, extended outcomes and patient experience. According to the study’s analysis, if all U.S. hospitals’ cardiovascular service lines performed at the level of this year’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals, the impact could include over 14,000 additional lives potentially saved, more than 27,000 additional bypass and angioplasty patients experiencing fewer complications, and over $2.0 billion in potential savings.

Congratulations to everyone at the Infirmary, especially our cardiovascular healthcare teams, on this outstanding achievement!