Barrington, IL — Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. The study examined the performance of more than 1,000 hospitals by analyzing outcomes for patients with heart failure and heart attacks and for those who received coronary bypass surgery and other coronary interventions such as angioplasties.
“This honor is a tribute to our dedicated teams of physicians, nurses and associates who commit themselves to providing the best outcomes in cardiovascular care every day,” said Karen Lambert, president, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital.
The study, now in its 15th year, singled out 50 hospitals that achieved superior clinical outcomes.
“We are honored to receive this recognition and I’m proud to be a part of this collaborative team who works together seamlessly for optimal patient outcomes in cardiovascular care,” said Sunil Kadakia, MD, Chief of Cardiology at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital.
The 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals:
- Have significantly better 30-day survival rates
- Maintain lower 30-day readmission rates for heart attack and heart failure patients
- Release bypass patients nearly a day sooner than their peers
- Spend approximately $2,000 less per bypass surgery case
This is the second consecutive year that Good Shepherd Hospital has been recognized as a Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital.
About Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Illinois is a 169-bed acute care hospital with more than 700 physicians representing 50 medical specialties. It is part of Advocate Health Care, named one of the Top Ten hospital systems in the U.S. by Thomson-Reuters. For the second consecutive year, Good Shepherd has been named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. Advocate is a faith-based organization that exists to serve its communities. Advocate contributed $571 million in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2012. For more about Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, visit Advocate Good Shepherd's website..
About Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care, named among the nation’s Top 5 largest health systems by Truven Analytics, is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care, including 12 hospitals that encompass 11 acute care hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), two Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health care companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $571 million in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2011.