“In a feat unmatched by any other United States hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital is ranked first for survival of patients suffering heart failure and second for survival of patients with heart attack and stroke, the three most common and dire cardiovascular health threats.
According to Medicare data from July 2012 through June 2015, the most recent data available, Northwestern Memorial Hospital was:
All figures are for 30-day time periods for Medicare patients, the common standard for hospital quality data.”
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Northwestern Medicine welcomes Dr. Roger Stupp to the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute and the Division of Neuro-Oncology in the Department of Neurology to help advance efforts to treat complex brain tumors medically.
According to Medicare data from July 2012 through June 2015, the most recent data available, Northwestern Memorial Hospital was:
- First in the nation for the lowest heart failure mortality rate, with a rate of 6.6 percent. The national average is 12.2 percent.
- Second in the nation for the lowest heart attack mortality rate, with a rate of 9.9 percent. The national average is 14.1 percent.
- Second in the nation for the lowest stroke death rate, with a rate of 9.4 percent. The national rate of stroke death for patients is 14.9 percent.
All figures are for 30-day time periods for Medicare patients, the common standard for hospital quality data.”
Excerpts from: CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ To view the full article/original version in PR Newswire, visit:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/northwestern-memorial-hospital-best-in-united-states-for-heart-attack-stroke-and-heart-failure-survival-300395842.html SOURCE Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine welcomes Dr. Roger Stupp to the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute and the Division of Neuro-Oncology in the Department of Neurology to help advance efforts to treat complex brain tumors medically.