DAVENPORT, Iowa – July 12, 2016 -- Genesis Medical Center, Davenport has the fourth lowest 30-day readmission rate in the country following heart attack, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
The readmission rate following heart attack care at Genesis is 13.7 percent. Only three hospitals had lower rates. No other area hospitals were among the top 55 in the country and only one other Iowa hospital made the list.
CMS, the federal government’s healthcare administration agency, collected readmission rates in heart attack patients over a two-year period at health care institutions across the United States.
On average, the national readmission rate is 17 percent. Genesis heart care has consistently been recognized nationally for patient safety, quality and patient outcomes.
“Readmission rates are reflective of quality of care and patient safety,” said Marcia Brewer, Director, Heart and Vascular Services, GMC-Davenport. “Readmission rates also are a financial issue in the sense that readmissions have costs and Medicare and Medicaid penalize hospitals with high readmission rates.’’
The quality of the team that cares for heart patients, outstanding door-to-balloon times, the training of physicians and staff, American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guideline-directed care and dedicated cardiovascular nursing units all contribute to the low readmission rate, according to Brewer.
“It’s a team effort – from the EMS bringing the patients, the Emergency Room recognition of heart attack and quick, appropriate response to activating the Cath Lab, to the cardiologists and catheterization team of nurses and techs working to restore blood flow through the occluded arteries, to the expert nursing care on the dedicated cardiovascular units. All play a part in the excellent care our heart patients receive,” said Brewer.
Brewer says average length of stay at Genesis for heart attack patients is about two days.
“With the Door-to-Balloon initiative so well established at Genesis, we are saving the heart muscle of our patients daily. The quicker you open the coronary arteries and re-establish blood flow in those arteries, the less likely it is that the heart muscle will be affected. This means patients have the strength and symptom relief afterwards. It is amazing.”
Depending upon their needs, patients are able to go home with family support or be referred to a visiting nurse program such as Genesis VNA provides. Many patients choose to regain their strength and improve their cardiac function by attending the accredited CardioPulmonary Rehab Program at the Genesis Heart Institute.
Genesis also participates in a National Quality Database – the NCDR – that provides physicians and staff with comparative benchmark data. More than 400 heart procedures are safely performed in Genesis Cath/EP Labs every month.
Through the Heart Institute, a multidisciplinary association of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and vascular surgeons collaborate on the best approaches to managing and treating cardiovascular disease. The Institute plays a key role in developing and implementing the latest evidence-based practices for cardiovascular disease. Through the Institute, patients have access to the most advanced devices, drugs, treatment protocols and research.
Data was pulled from Hospital Compare from July 2011 through June 2014, the most recent data available.
All the hospitals on this list have a 30-day readmission rate from heart attacks of less than 15 percent. For reference, the national average is 17 percent.
The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro, N.C.) — 13.3 percent
Mercy Health Muskegon (Mich.) — 13.4 percent
Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital (Dallas) — 13.5 percent
Genesis Medical Center (Davenport, Iowa) — 13.7 percent
St. Mary's Hospital (Madison, Wis.) — 13.7 percent
French Hospital Medical Center (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) — 13.8 percent
Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital — 13.9 percent
McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) — 13.9 percent
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix) — 14 percent
St. Joseph Hospital (Orange, Calif.) — 14 percent
UP Health System-Marquette (Mich.) — 14 percent
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.) — 14.1 percent
Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Medical Center — 14.1 percent
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana (Indianapolis) — 14.2 percent
St. Luke's Boise (Idaho) Medical Center — 14.3 percent
St. Luke's Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) — 14.3 percent
Meriter Hospital (Madison, Wis.) — 14.3 percent
Northside Hospital-Forsyth (Cumming, Ga.) — 14.3 percent
Central Washington Hospital (Wenatchee, Wash.) — 14.3 percent
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — 14.3 percent
Mission Memorial Campus and Asheville (N.C.) Specialty Hospital — 14.3 percent
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville) — 14.4 percent
Ellis Hospital (Schenectady, N.Y.) — 14.4 percent
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane, Wash.) — 14.4 percent
Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center — 14.5 percent
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital — 14.5 percent
Venice (Fla.) Regional Bayfront Health — 14.5 percent
Borgess Medical Center (Kalamazoo, Mich.) — 14.5 percent
Bellin Hospital Green Bay (Wis.) — 14.5 percent
Athens (Ga.) Regional Medical Center — 14.5 percent
John Dempsey Hospital (Farmington, Conn.) — 14.5 percent
Billings (Mont.) Clinic Hospital — 14.6 percent
Salem (Ore.) Hospital — 14.6 percent
Aspirus Wausau (Wis.) Hospital — 14.6 percent
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (Nashua) — 14.6 percent
East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie, La.) — 14.7 percent
Carroll Hospital Center (Westminster, Md.) — 14.7 percent
Comanche County Memorial Hospital (Lawton, Okla.) — 14.7 percent
Sutter Santa Rosa (Calif.) Regional Hospital — 14.7 percent
Carolinas Healthcare System Pineville (Charlotte, N.C.) — 14.7 percent
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Lebanon, N.H.) — 14.7 percent
Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City) — 14.8 percent
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper, Ind.) — 14.8 percent
Concord (N.H.) Hospital — 14.8 percent
Sanford USD Medical Center (Sioux Falls, S.D.) — 14.8 percent
Memorial Hermann Hospital System (Houston) — 14.8 percent
Indian River Medical Center (Vero Beach, Fla.) — 14.8 percent
Sierra Medical Center (El Paso, Texas) — 14.8 percent
Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
Seton Medical Center Williamson (Round Rock, Texas) — 14.9 percent
Kaweah Delta Medical Center (Visalia, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
The Toledo (Ohio) Hospital — 14.9 percent
Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) — 14.9 percent
Munson Medical Center (Traverse City, Mich.) — 14.9 percent
Baystate Medical Center (Springfield, Mass.) — 14.9 percent
