Hospital Death Rates - lowest & highest mortality rates June 21, 2007 nytimes.com
The following are the hospitals with the lowest and highest mortality rates for patients treated for heart attacks or heart failure, according to an analysis of about 5,000 hospitals by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Hospitals With the Lowest Mortality Rates
California
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center Olympia Medical Center, Los Angeles
Connecticut
Hartford Hospital St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport
Delaware
Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington
Florida
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center Bay Medical Center, Panama City Mercy Hospital, Miami Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach
Illinois
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Indiana
Community Hospital, Munster Methodist Hospitals Northlake, Gary St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
Louisiana
Willis Knighton Medical Center, Shreveport
Maine
Maine Medical Center, Portland
Maryland
Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore Suburban Hospital Association, Bethesda
Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis Southcoast Hospital Group, Fall River
Michigan
Genesys Regional Medical Center, Flint Harper University Hospital, Detroit McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint Providence Hospital, Southfield Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak
Minnesota
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis HealthEast St. John’s Hospital, Maplewood
Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Liberty Hospital
New Jersey
Bayonne Medical Center Hackensack University Medical
New York
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital White Plains Hospital Medical Center
North Carolina
Rex Hospital, Raleigh
Ohio
Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights Marymount Hospital, Garfield Heights Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton Southwest General Health Center, Middleburg Heights Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren
Pennsylvania
Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville
South Dakota
Heart Hospital of South Dakota, Sioux Falls
Texas
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Houston
Washington
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Kirkland
Wisconsin
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee
Hospitals With the Highest Mortality Rates
Alabama
Jackson Hospital and Clinic, Montgomery Providence Hospital, Mobile
Arizona
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, Glendale Kingman Regional Medical Center Yuma Regional Medical Center
Arkansas
Conway Regional Medical Center Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith
California
Corona Regional Medical Center Lodi Memorial Hospital Mercy Medical Center-Redding St. Joseph’s Medical Center of Stockton Sutter General Hospital, Sacramento Tri-City Medical Center-Oceanside
Florida
Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton
Georgia
Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon
Illinois
Bromenn Healthcare, Normal EHS Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn
Louisiana
Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria
Michigan
Port Huron Hospital
Mississippi
Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg
Nebraska
Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk
New York
Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn/Queens, Jamaica Kenmore Mercy Hospital Massena Memorial Hospital North Shore University Hospital at Plainview Samaritan Hospital-Troy
Ohio
Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth
Oklahoma
Claremore Regional Hospital
Oregon
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland Sacred Heart Medical Center, Eugene
Pennsylvania
Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, Lehighton
Tennessee
Athens Regional Medical Center Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Hardin County General Hospital, Savannah
Texas
Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth Christus St. Michael Health Care Center, Texarkana Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene Huguley Health System, Fort Worth
Virginia
Danville Regional Medical Center
Washington
Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles
Wisconsin
St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center-Green Bay |