HIGHLIGHTS
• Ranked as “ High-Performing ” by U . S . News & World Report for heart bypass surgery and heart attack care
• Achieved highest ranking for STS Composite Quality Rating for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting ( CABG )
• Certified as a Primary Heart Attack Center ( PHAC ) by The Joint Commission , the only hospital in Alabama to achieve this designation
• Recognized by the American Heart Association with a Mission : Lifeline STEMI Gold Plus Award
• 659 isolated CABG procedures in 2021
• 844 percutaneous coronary interventions ( PCIs ) in 2021
• 49 minutes median time to PCI for STEMI patients ( goal is under 90 minutes )
• Our PCI radial first approach has improved quality and outcomes , decreased recovery times , and enhanced the patient experience
• High volume of complex and high-risk PCIs , as evidenced by the use of IABP , Impella , ROTABLATOR rotational atherectomy system , and the Shockwave Coronary Catheter
• Actively enrolling in the Door-To-Unload ( DTU ) STEMI trial with the Impella CP and PROTECT IV study of Impella heart pumps for high-risk PCIs
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
MEDIAN TIME TO IMMEDIATE PCI R4Q 2021
PCI RISK-ADJUSTED IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY ( PATIENTS WITH STEMI ) R4Q 2021
Source : NCDR Cath PCI Registry
Source : NCDR Cath PCI Registry
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