Our Quality Report

Heart Attack - Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Timely and proper intervention can dramatically improve heart attack survival rates. Below are some of the key areas that medical experts focus on when treating patients who have a heart attack. Each of these actions is important to minimize damage to the heart, or help patients live well after they leave the hospital. 		 
Aspirin given at arrival
 
ABSMC - 100%
U.S. Avg. 94%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Aspirin given at discharge
 
ABSMC - 100%
U.S. Avg. 91%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
ACE Inhibitor/ARB given for LVSD
 
ABSMC 100%  
U.S. Avg. 88%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Beta Blocker given at arrival
 
ABSMC 100%  
U.S. Avg. 89%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Beta Blocker given at discharge
 
ABSMC 100%  
U.S. Avg. 92%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention within 90 minutes
 
ABSMC 75%  
U.S. Avg. 67%  
Top U.S. Performance - 88%  
Fibrinolytic Medication given within 30 minutes of arrival
 
 
U.S. Avg. 40%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling
 
ABSMC 100%  
U.S. Avg. 92%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
 
Key Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) Average
The data displayed is the combined score of each campus, Alta Bates and Summit. This combined score is calculated by taking the sum of all patients from both locations who received the appropriate service and then dividing by the total number of patients from both locations that qualified to receive that service. Note: CMS Hospital Compare displays scores from each campus separately.
Data Source: Data pulled from MIDAS DataVision ( and provided to CMS), August 2007 - July 2008
  The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital performance
U.S. Average
Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q406 - Q307
Our goal is to perform among the top ten percent of hospitals nationwide.
Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q406 - Q307
 

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