Oak Lawn, Illinois – When it comes to heart care, Advocate Christ Medical Center is still being listed among the “greats,” according to the January 2014 edition of Becker’s Hospital Review, which, for the second consecutive year, has included the medical center in its national listing of “100 Hospitals With Great Heart Programs.”
The publication’s editorial team selects hospitals on the basis of their achieved recognition for quality care, clinical awards and contributions to the fields of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. Hospitals on the Becker’s list have received accolades for outstanding cardiovascular services by U.S. News & World Report, Truven Health Analytics, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Among other honors in 2013, Christ Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Institute was:
- Named again by U.S. News and World Report as one of the nation’s top 50 hospitals in heart care and heart surgery,
- Selected for the second consecutive year by Truven Health Analytics for inclusion in that organization’s 100 Top Hospitals®, and,
- For the eighth consecutive reporting period, earned the highest rating – three stars – from the Chicago-based Society of Thoracic Surgeons for the quality of the medical center’s adult open heart surgery, particularly achieved outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting.
“To merit inclusion again in Becker’s listing of some of the best hospitals in the country for heart care is truly testament to the work of our medical staff and associates in the Heart and Vascular Institute,” said Pat Pappas, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon and chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Christ Medical Center. “This achievement also underscores the quality of medical center leadership supporting our Institute.”
A monthly publication, Becker’s Hospital Review provides high-level hospital and health system leaders with up-to-date business and legal news and analyses.
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About Advocate Christ Medical Center
Advocate Christ Medical Center is part of Advocate Health Care, which is one of the nation’s leading health care networks. A not-for-profit, 690-bed, premier teaching institution with nearly 1,000 affiliated physicians, Christ Medical Center is a leader in health care and one of the major referral hospitals in the Midwest in a number of specialties, including cardiovascular services, heart and kidney transplantation, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics and women’s health. The hospital also has one of the busiest Level I trauma centers in Illinois providing emergency care for more than 90,000 patient visits annually and is a leader in breakthrough technologies, including eICU® (electronic intensive care unit) monitoring, robotic da Vinci Surgery System® and CyberKnife® Radiosurgery. The hospital was named to the 2012 Thomson Reuters list of 100 Top Hospitals®, and is recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet Center. Magnet status represents the highest honor in the nursing profession. To obtain more information or to visit our newsroom, log on to: www.advocatehealth.com/christ.