MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Fortune and PINC AI

Des Moines, Iowa; March 16, 2023 – MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center and MercyOne Iowa Heart Center today were identified as one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals^™ according to an independent quality analysis provided by PINC AI^™ and reported by Fortune.

To select top performers, an objective, independent, quantitative research analysis was performed using publicly available data measuring cardiac care in the United States.

“Excellence in cardiac and vascular care is a legacy of MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center,” said MercyOne Central Iowa President Mike Wegner. “The integrated care provided by our physicians, surgeons and colleagues at MercyOne Iowa Heart Center is second to none. Their ongoing commitment to research and our patients sets them apart in providing access to the latest treatments and care available.”

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center was ranked #1 in the Des Moines metro by U.S. News and World Report 2021-2022, and also ranked as a High Performing Hospital in aortic valve surgery, heart attack, heart bypass surgery and heart failure.

“Earning this recognition is a true measure of the skill and efficiency exhibited by our cardiologists, surgeons and every member of our cardiovascular service line,” said. Dr. Michael Fraizer, MercyOne Iowa Heart Center Physician Chief Executive Officer. “More importantly though, this is a testament which reinforces to our patients and their families that when they choose MercyOne Iowa Heart Center for their heart-health needs, they’re getting the best possible care.”

50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals^™ program performance

This year, the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals^™ program winners delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently and at a lower cost. Compared to a peer group of non-winning cardiovascular hospitals, this year’s winners had:

• Significantly higher inpatient survival rates (19.0 to 40.6 percent higher).
• Fewer patients with complications (13.2 to 15.4 percent fewer complications).
• Higher 30-day survival rates for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients (0.4 to 0.9 percentage points higher).
• Lower 30-day readmission rates for AMI, HF, and CABG patients (0.5 to 1.0 percentage points lower).
• Average lengths of stay (ALOS) varied between patient groups from 0.6 (AMI, HF, PCI) to 0.8 (CABG) shorter length of stay.
• $860 to $5,076 less in total costs per patient case (the smallest dollar-amount difference was for HF, and the largest was for CABG).
• Lower average 30-day episode of care payments for AMI and HF ($1,493 and $781 less per episode, respectively).
• Patients had a better experience at benchmark hospitals compared to peer hospitals, with a top-box HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) score of 75 percent versus 70 percent.

“Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for all Americans, resulting in nearly 700,000 deaths and $229 billion in added costs each year,” said Leigh Anderson, Premier’s President of Performance Services and the leader of PINC AI^™. “Given the life and death nature of this condition, patients and their loved ones need credible information to help them determine where to go for the best possible care. This objective, data-driven study proves that MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center excels across a range of core performance indicators, which directly leads to significantly higher survival rates associated with cardiac care, with fewer readmissions and complications.”