Utah Hospital Comparison Report for Heart Surgeries and Conditions, 2003-2005

Welcome to the Utah Hospital Comparison Report for Heart Surgeries and Conditions, 2003-2005. If you or an adult family member has heart-related problems, you may find this report to be helpful as you consider where to receive treatment. The Utah Health Data Committee has provided this information to help you choose a hospital and make other decisions about your health care.

For information on preventing heart disease and tips for maintaining a healthy heart, please visit the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program and the American Heart Association.

Click on one of the links below to view hospital comparison information based on charges, utilization and patient safety.

Hospital Quality and Safety |  Hospital Charges

Hospital Quality and Safety

Many factors affect a hospital’s performance on quality measures. Read more...  

Note:  The data include patients with do not resuscitate (DNR) orders and palliative care patients (terminally ill patients requesting comfort care only). Hospitals that treat a larger share of these patients may have higher-than-expected mortality rates but still may be providing good quality care.

More information about quality indicators can be found at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) web site.

National hospital rankings for easy-to-read quality measures such as heart attack and heart failure can be found at Hospital Compare and HealthInsight.

Read more about:

• Heart Bypass Surgery
• Balloon Angioplasty
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Methods and measures used for the hospital quality of care section in this report

Hospital Charges

Your charges may be higher or lower than the average charges shown in the above tables.  It is important to remember that “charge” is not the same as “total cost” or “total payment” to the hospital.

Note:  Many factors will affect the cost for your hospital stay. Read more...  You can find more information about these factors at Utah PricePoint.

Read more about:

• Heart failure 
• Heart bypass surgery 
• Coronary angioplasty 
• Heart catheterization 
• Heart valve surgery 
• Quality of heart attack and heart failure treatment in Utah hospitals 
• Methods and measures used for the charge section of this report

Please be aware that information in this report is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice.  Always ask questions and seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment.