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Awards & Designations
2011
For the first time in its history, the Prairie
Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital was recognized by HealthGrades for national
excellence in three difference categories: Cardiac Care Excellence Award, the Cardiac
Surgery Excellence Award and the Coronary Intervention Excellence Award.
Prairie Cardiovascular cardiologists at St. John’s Hospital were the first to enroll
a patient into Lutonix’s LEVANT 2,
a global, randomized trial
evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Moxy™ Drug Coated Balloon compared to
a standard angioplasty balloon for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease.
2010
Prairie Heart Institute at St. John’s Hospital was identified by Consumer Reports
as one of the nation’s
Top 50 heart bypass programs.
Additionally Prairie Heart Institute was the only Illinois hospital to receive three
stars, the highest rating level for the report card.
2009
St. John’s Hospital was named one of the nation's
Top 100 hospitals for cardiovascular care
by Thomson Reuters. St. John’s was one of six hospitals in the state to receive
the designation this year, and the only hospital in central Illinois to earn the
distinction.
Prairie Heart Institute at St. John’s Hospital received the American College of
Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG (Get With the Guidelines)
Gold Performance Achievement Award
for 2009 – one of only 121 hospitals nationwide to do so.
St. John’s Hospital was designated a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care® by
Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Blue Distinction Centers have demonstrated their commitment
to quality care, resulting in better overall outcomes for cardiac patients. Each
facility met stringent clinical criteria, developed in collaboration with expert
physicians' and medical organizations' recommendations,
including the American College
of Cardiology (ACC) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). It is subject to
periodic reevaluation as criteria continue to evolve.
2008
A report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) showed that the
Prairie Heart Institute at St. John’s Hospital had the
best survival rate
for heart attack patients in Illinois, and the 12th best survival rate in the U.S.
during the period of July 2006 through June 2007.
Prairie Heart Institute at St. John’s Hospital was among the
top 4 percent of heart centers in the nation
for overall treatment of heart attack patients, according to the ACTION Registry,™
the largest and most comprehensive national cardiovascular patient database that
measures performance in treating patients with acute coronary syndrome.
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