Lynwood, Calif.-based Saint Francis Medical Center has the lowest number of hospital return days for heart attack patients in the nation, according to CMS data.
The “Unplanned Hospital Visit” database tracks provider data for hospital return days, unplanned readmission and measures of unplanned hospital visits after outpatient procedures. Becker’s analyzed the hospital return days for patients with heart attack for this listing. Hospital return days add up the days a patient was in an inpatient hospital unit, under observation or in an emergency department for unplanned care in the first 30 days after discharge. Hospitals with fewer than average days are likely arranging timely follow-up care, ensuring patients have proper medicines and releasing patients to proper post-acute care locations.
Here are the 20 hospitals with the highest and lowest hospital return days for heart attack patients:
Lowest
Saint Francis Medical Center (Lynwood, Calif.): -64.3
South Florida Baptist Hospital (Plant City): -54.3
Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville (Texas): -53.3
University Hospitals-Elyria (Ohio) Medical Center: -51.3
AdventHealth Parker (Colo.): -48.9
Raritan Bay Medical Center (Perth Amboy, N.J.): -46.8
Wichita (Kan.) VA Medical Center: -46.6
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center (Tualatin, Ore.): -46.6
Long Island Community Hospital (Patchogue, N.Y.): -45.5
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca (N.Y.): -45.4
Highest
Hines (Ill.) VA Medical Center: 110.7
Valley Presbyterian Hospital (Van Nuys, Calif.): 109.4
Methodist Hospitals (Gary, Ind.): 107.2
Madison (Wis.) VA Medical Center: 93.3
Medical City Fort Worth (Texas): 90.9
Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center: 89.5
UCI Health-Orange (Calif.): 89.2
Dallas VA Medical Center (Texas): 88.1
San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center: 87
East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie, La.): 85
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