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AdventHealth Redmond Named One of the Nation ' s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals AdventHealth Redmond was recently named as one of the nation ’ s top performing hospitals by Fortune and IBM Watson Health . The annual Fortune / IBM 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study spotlights leading short-term , acute care , non-federal US hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of cardiology patients . The study is designed to identify impartial , actionable and attainable benchmarks for hospital and clinical leaders as they work to raise their own organizations ’ standards of performance in cardiac care .
“ We ’ re honored to receive this recognition from Fortune and IBM Watson Health ,” said Mike Murrill , president and CEO of AdventHealth Redmond and the AdventHealth Southeast Region . “ Our team members are committed to creating efficiencies that not only help improve operations but help save lives .”
This year ' s study included 951 U . S . hospitals with cardiovascular service lines . Compared to similar cardiovascular hospitals , this year ’ s winning hospitals had better results on indicators intended to measure clinical outcomes , operational efficiency , financial performance and patient experience . Based on the methodology used by Watson Health , the study concludes that if all United States hospitals ’ cardiovascular service lines performed at the level of these study winners , some 6,400 additional lives and roughly $ 1.4 billion could be saved , and 5,000 additional bypass and angioplasty patients could be complication-free .
The annual report highlights the top-performing cardiovascular hospitals in the U . S . based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical , operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data .
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