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Heart Attack
Heart disease caused one of every five deaths in the United States in 2002 according to
the American Heart Association. This is why St Mary's Hospital is dedicated to
providing quality care for patients with heart attacks. Heart attack, also called
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), has several national quality indicators that exhibit
how successful we are at providing quality care for patients experiencing a heart attack.
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- Early use of aspirin in patients with heart attack reduces bad outcomes.
- The chart to the right illustrates the percentage of heart attack patients who
were given aspirin within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
Hospitals in the top 10 percent in the nation achieve this 100 percent of
the time.
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Heart Attack
Aspirin on Arrival
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- Aspirin lowers the risk of future heart attacks. St. Mary's Hospital is
committed to continued care for patients after discharge from the hospital.
- The chart to the right illustrates the percentage of patients
(who can take aspirin) who are prescribed aspirin after discharge.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
Hospitals in the top 10 percent in the nation achieve this 100 percent of
the time.
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Heart Attack
Aspirin Prescribed at Discharge
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- More than 430,000 Americans die each year from smoking. Smoking causes
illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, problems with pregnancy
and lung disease.
- This chart represents the percentage of hospitalized heart attack
patients who received smoking cessation advice and counseling.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
Hospitals in the top 10 percent in the nation achieve this 100 percent of
the time.
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Heart Attack
Adult Smoking Cessation Advice and Counseling
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- Early use of beta blockers reduces the risk of death.
- The chart shows the percentage of heart attack patients (of those who
are able to take beta blockers), who received a beta-blocker within 24
hours after hospital arrival.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
Hospitals in the top 10 percent in the nation achieve this 100 percent of
the time.
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Heart Attack
Beta Blocker at Arrival
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- Patients who are having a heart attack and receive a PCI within
120 minutes of arriving in the Emergency Room. The chart to the right
illustrates the percentage of heart attack patients who receive a PCI
within 120 minutes of arrival.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
Hospitals in the top 10 percent in the nation achieve this 88 percent of
the time.
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Heart Attack
Time of Arrival to Cardiac Catheterization
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