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The PHCQA Performance & Progress Report on hosptial quality

Hospitals 25 miles or less from: Zip Code 19111 40 Hospitals Found

A heart attack occurs when one or more of the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart, are blocked or the artery diameter is greatly narrowed in size. The result of the change in the coronary artery leads to little or no oxygen being carried to a specific part of the heart. Without enough oxygen, the part is damaged and dies causing a heart attack. In some instances, a heart attack can be deadly, but prompt treatment may result in restoring blood flow to the specific part of the heart that was damaged due to the blockage.

The diameter of an artery narrows when plaque collects along the inside wall. A piece of the plaque that breaks loose leaves a rough spot on the inner lining of the artery. As blood flows through the artery, small amounts get caught on the rough spot and stop moving. When blood is not moving it clots. The clot grows as more blood collects on it and a blockage begins to form. When the blockage is large enough to prevent the flow of blood through the artery or when the amount of plaque greatly narrows the artery so no or very little blood passes through it, a heart attack occurs. Medical terms for heart attack are acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and myocardial infarction (MI). (Source: CMS)

Death rate of Medicare patients who were admitted to the hospital for heart attack and died within 30 days of hospital admission. The 30-day period is used because this is the time period when deaths are most likely to be related to the care patients received in the hospital. (Source: CMS)

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30-Day Mortality for Heart Attack Patients
Q3 2008 - Q2 2011 Results *

Abington Memorial Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Aria Health - Bucks County Campus N/A  
Aria Health - Frankford Campus No different than U.S. National Rate  
Aria Health - Torresdale Campus N/A  
Chestnut Hill Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Crozer-Chester Medical Center No different than U.S. National Rate  
Delaware County Memorial Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Doylestown Hospital Better than U.S. National Rate  
Eastern Regional Medical Center (Cancer Treatment Ctrs of America) N/A  
Einstein Healthcare Network No different than U.S. National Rate  
Fox Chase Cancer Center N/A  
Grand View Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Hahnemann University Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Holy Redeemer Hospital & Medical Center No different than U.S. National Rate  
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania No different than U.S. National Rate  
Jeanes Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience N/A  
Lansdale Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Lower Bucks Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Main Line Health - Lankenau Medical Center Better than U.S. National Rate  
Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr No different than U.S. National Rate  
Main Line Hospital Paoli No different than U.S. National Rate  
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Mercy Hospital Of Philadelphia N/A  
Mercy Suburban Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Montgomery Hospital Medical Center No different than U.S. National Rate  
Nazareth Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center No different than U.S. National Rate  
Pennsylvania Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Phoenixville Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Riddle Memorial Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Roxborough Memorial Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Springfield Hospital N/A  
St. Joseph's Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
St. Mary Medical Center No different than U.S. National Rate  
Taylor Hospital N/A  
Temple University Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital No different than U.S. National Rate  
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Methodist Hospital N/A  
VA Medical Center Philadelphia No different than U.S. National Rate  

*The Hospitals quality measures reported on this website come from a variety of sources using several data collection processes and update schedules. While the PHCQA website contains the most recent publicly available information, the time periods represented by these data range from 6 to 24 months old. Caution should be used when drawing conclusions from these data as a Hospitals’s performance may have changed significantly since the data was collected and reported. The PHCQA recommends you contact the hospital directly to obtain the most recent performance data.