How Do We Compare?

    Heart Attack - Sutter Health
    Timely and proper intervention can dramatically improve heart attack survival rates. Below are some of the key areas that medical experts focus on when treating patients who have a heart attack. Each of these actions is important to minimize damage to the heart, or help patients live well after they leave the hospital.     		 
    Aspirin given at arrival
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 99%
    U.S. Avg. 94%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    Aspirin given at discharge
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg.- 99%
    U.S. Avg. 93%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    ACE Inhibitor/ARB given for LVSD
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 99%  
    U.S. Avg. 90%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    Beta Blocker given at discharge
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 100%  
    U.S. Avg. 93%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention within 90 minutes
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 86%  
    U.S. Avg. 77%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 96%  
    Thrombolytic Medication given within 30 minutes of arrival
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 71%  
    U.S. Avg. 41%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 100%  
    U.S. Avg. 95%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    		 
    Key Sutter Health System Average
    The Sutter Health System Average (mean) is calculated by taking the sum of all non-excluded hospitals' scores (where there was at least one case that met the inclusion criteria) and dividing by the total number of hospitals.
    Data Source: Data from MIDAS DataVision ( and provided to CMS), August 2008- August 2009
      The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital performance
    U.S. Average
    Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q108 - Q408
    Our goal is to perform among the top ten percent of hospitals nationwide.
    Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q108 - Q408
    		 


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