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AWARDS & ACCOLADES
CMS Five-Star Quality Rating – Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital once again received a 5-Star rating in the most recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS ) Hospital Compare website listing . Five stars is the highest attainable rating in the report . CMS created the 5-Star Quality Rating System to help consumers , their families and caregivers compare nursing healthcare organizations more easily and to help identify areas where patients and families might wish to ask questions . Only 293 hospitals out of 3,700 total received 5-Stars .
U . S . News & World Report – High Performing Hospital – In its 2020 - 2021 “ America ’ s Best Hospitals ” list , U . S . News & World Report recognized Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas by rating it High Performing in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement . For cardiovascular services , Baylor University Medical Center was rated High Performing in Aortic Valve Surgery , Heart Bypass Surgery and Heart Failure .
Society of Thoracic Surgeons ( STS ) 3-Star Rating – Cardiac surgery performed at Baylor University Medical Center received for the third consecutive recognition period — the highest rating given — for isolated coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG ) procedures . The program is ranked in the top 10 % in the nation by the STS for FY20 .
“ A ” for Patient Safety from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Rating – Leapfrog Group , a nonprofit organization committed to driving quality , safety and transparency in the US healthcare system , assigned an “ A ” rating to Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas for its commitment to reducing errors , infections and accidents that can harm patients . This is the ninth consecutive “ A ” grade for the hospital . According to the Leapfrog Group ’ s information , “ Hospitals that earn top marks nationally in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade have achieved the highest safety standards in the country .”
Mission : Lifeline ® / Get With The Guidelines Gold-Plus , Gold and Regional Recognition – The hospital received Gold-Plus recognition as a STEMI Receiving Center and Gold for NSTEMI care as outlined by the American Heart Association ’ s quality indicators for patients who have had a severe heart attack . The hospital met specific criteria and standards of performance for quick and appropriate treatment of patients by providing emergency procedures to re-establish blood flow to blocked arteries when needed .
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas was also awarded the Mission : Lifeline ® North Texas Regional STEMI Trailblazer Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures at a regional level as outlined by the American Heart Association for treating patients who suffer severe heart attacks .
Highest star rating from the 2020 Vascular Quality Initiative ( VQI ) Participation Awards – Announced in March 2020 , through the participation of the Vascular Quality Initiative ® Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas received the 2019 VQI Participation Award with a 3-Star rating , the highest “ star rating ” from the VQI . This is the fourth consecutive year the hospital has received 3-Star recognition .
Women ’ s Choice Award – Heart Hospital – The hospital is one of 399 award recipients representing the hospitals that have met the highest standards for heart care in the US by the Women ’ s Choice Award ( WCA ). Earning the WCA heart care award signifies that the hospital is in the top 8 % of 4,910 US hospitals offering heart care services , and Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital ranked in the top 2 % of recipients .
Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award – Announced in late 2020 , Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital received the Guardian of Excellence Award in patient experience from Press Ganey for reaching the 95th percentile or above for each reporting period during the award year .
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital Awards and Accolades