Excela Health Facility Named AMONG the Nation's Top
Cardiovascular Hospitals
Excela Health has been recognized as one of the nation's
top providers of cardiovascular care by Evanston, Ill.-based
Solucient. The Top 100 honor was bestowed in November on
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, where all invasive
cardiology and cardiac surgery services for the health
system are concentrated.
The annual Solucient award for cardiovascular services
objectively measures performance on key criteria at the
nation's top performing acute-care hospitals. This is the
seventh time an Excela Health hospital has been recognized
with a Top 100 distinction in one or more categories.
'The 'Top 100' ranking of Excela Health Westmoreland
Hospital verifies that we have demonstrated superior
performance even in the face of the many challenges facing
the nation's hospitals,' said chief executive officer David
S. Gallatin. 'It identifies our health care organization as
a national model for quality care delivery and a benchmark
for success to others. Significant achievements like these
can only be realized through the pursuit of excellence.
This national honor is another indication that our efforts
have been successful even when measured against many other
hospitals. With the success and growth of our cardiovascular
program, Excela Health will be dedicating a new Center for
Cardiovascular Medicine within the next year. Excela
Health's commitment is to improve the health and well-being
of every life we touch by bringing excellence in
cardiovascular care to our community.'
Douglas A. Clark, president of Excela Health, noted that
this honor also demonstrates the capacity of a community
hospital to provide care that rivals urban and university
hospitals. Excela Health continues to exceed the American
College of Cardiology and American Heart Association
standards in both interventional cardiology and
cardiothoracic surgery ' performing nearly 500 open heart
surgeries and 2,500 cardiac catheterization procedures per
year.
More information on this study and other 100 Top Hospitals
research is available at
www.100tophospitals.com.