Submitted by PeaceHealth
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center has been recognized as a top-performing cardiac program by The Foundation for Health Care Quality and Cardiac Care Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP). PeaceHealth received awards for its Cardiothoracic Surgery Outcomes and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Program.
To qualify for the COAP Performance Recognition award, cardiac programs must perform at or better than the state average in at least six of eight key quality indicators, which include:
Cardiothoracic Surgery Outcomes
- Operative mortality
- Postop stroke
- Renal failure
- Any blood transfusion
- Initial vent <= 6 hrs
- Readmitted within 30 days
- Reoperation
- Deep sternal wound infection
PCI Program
- Percentage of STEMIs with door-to-balloon times less than or equal to 90 minutes
- Radial access PCI in patients with STEMI
- Cardiogenic shock
- Bleeding events within 72 hours
- Blood transfusion
- Emergency CABG
- Acute kidney injury
- Median contrast volume
“I am incredibly proud of our cardiovascular and quality teams for their continued efforts to provide the highest quality cardiac care at St. Joseph Medical Center,” said Dr. Paul Conor, medical director of Cardiovascular Services. “This recognition is a testament to our caregivers and providers’ unwavering commitment to clinical excellence and to providing best-in-class care to our patients.”
About PeaceHealth: PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a group practice with more than 900 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. The Sisters shared expertise and transferred wisdom from one medical center to another, always finding the best way to serve the unmet need for healthcare in their communities. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission. Visit us online at peacehealth.org.
About the Foundation for Health Care Quality Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP): The Foundation was formed in 1997. COAP’s purpose is to support all hospitals and clinicians in achieving the highest levels of patient care and outcomes. COAP convenes clinicians from across the region at monthly meetings to review data, discuss current challenges, and identify areas for improvement. Individual hospitals and physicians are supported with real time data reports and access to COAP community resources and expertise. Every June, members convene to award excellence in cardiac care, review the prior year’s data, share practice, discuss current issues in cardiac care and further build community.
