CMS collected provider-level data on complication measures, the CMS Patient Safety Indicators and 30-day death rates for hospitals across the nation.
Here are the hospitals with the lowest and highest death rate for heart failure patients:
Lowest rates
1. Rush University Medical Center (Chicago): 5.5
1. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago): 5.5
3. Dallas VA Medical Center: 5.7
4. Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood, Calif.): 5.8
4. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System: 5.8
6. VA San Diego Healthcare System: 6.1
6. Washington DC VA Medical Center: 6.1
6. Seattle VA Medical Center : 6.1
9. VA Boston Healthcare System-Jamaica Plain (Mass.): 6.2
9. St David’s Medical Center (Austin, Texas): 6.2
Highest rates
1. Lake Regional Health System (Osage Beach, Mo.): 20.4
2. Northwest Florida Community Hospital (Chipley): 19.7
3. Goshen (Ind.) Hospital: 18.8
4. Integris Miami Hospital: 18.1
5. Kossuth Regional Health Center (Algona, Iowa): 17.9
5. Wyoming Medical Center (Casper): 17.9
7. Houlton (Maine) Regional Hospital: 17.8
8. Woodland (Calif.) Memorial Hospital: 17.7
8. Jackson Hospital (Marianna, Fla.): 17.7
8. Freeman Health System-Freeman West (Joplin, Mo.): 17.7
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