HealthGrades, the award-winning rating company
that objectively grades the performance of
hospitals nationwide, has released its 2008 report, and
we are proud to announce that The Heart Institute
of Doylestown Hospital was rated the BEST CARDIAC
PROGRAM in Bucks County and in the top 10 in
the state of Pennsylvania for overall Cardiac Care. This
independent analysis validates what we have known
all along - when it comes to heart care, Doylestown
Hospital leads the way in Bucks and beyond.
Patients treated at The Heart Institute have access
to a full spectrum of advanced cardiology services
from state-of-the-art diagnostics such as cardiac CT,
3-D heart mapping and cardiac catheterization, to
specialized surgical treatments for rhythm disturbances,
valve disorders and cardiovascular disease.
Our 5-Star rating for treatment of heart attack is testament to the dedication and efficiency of our Cardiac
Catheterization Lab team and their partners in the
Emergency Department.
Every patient who enters Doylestown Hospital with a
suspected heart attack in progress is immediately evaluated
and, if necessary, prepped and moved to the Cath Lab for
emergency angioplasty. The entire process takes an average
of 74 minutes, 16 minutes less than the 90-minute threshold
mandated by Medicare as a quality indicator. Our
catheterization and surgical teams are on call 24 hours a
day, seven days a week: your assurance that 5-Star care is
available to every patient who comes through our doors.
Doylestown Hospital is the only hospital in Bucks
County rated as 5-Star for Coronary Interventional
Procedures (angioplasty and stenting) and Valve
Replacement Surgery. In addition, for the second year in
a row, the hospital received a 5-Star rating for the medical
management of congestive heart failure (CHF).
"When we opened our Heart Center in 2000, our goal
was to offer the same high level of quality as the premier
regional heart programs," says President/CEO Rich Reif.
"Now, seven years and thousands of procedures later, I
can say without question that we have achieved that goal."
The independent performance ratings for Doylestown Hospital
are available online at www.healthgrades.com.
