Our Quality Report

Heart Failure -Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Heart failure has been called a new epidemic that affects nearly 5 million Americans and is the top cause of hospitalization for people over age sixty-five. Below are some of the key areas that medical experts focus on when treating patients who are hospitalized with heart failure. Each of these actions will help patients live better with the disease. 		 
Assessment of Left Ventricular Function (LVF)
 
ABSMC Avg. - 99%
U.S. Avg. 89%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
ACE inhibitor/ARB drugs given for left ventricular systolic dysfunction
 
ABSMC Avg.- 99%
U.S. Avg. 89%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Discharge instructions when patients leave the hospital
 
ABSMC Avg.- 91%  
U.S. Avg. 76%  
Top U.S. Performance - 99%  
Smoking cessation advice and counseling
 
ABSMC Avg. - 100%  
U.S. Avg. 91%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
 
Key Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) Average
The data displayed is the combined score of each campus, Alta Bates and Summit. This combined score is calculated by taking the sum of all patients from both locations who received the appropriate service and then dividing by the total number of patients from both locations that qualified to receive that service
.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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