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Performance by Category—Heart Attack
A heart attack (acute myocardial infarction or AMI) occurs when blood stops flowing to a part of the heart muscle. The lack of blood flow is often caused by a clot in one of the heart's blood vessels. Without the oxygen carried in the blood, part of the heart muscle dies or is damaged.
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Saint Alphonsus is committed to providing safe, high quality care. Measuring
how we provide patient care allows us to evaluate and improve care. We
measure care that experts agree is the best treatment for each condition.
Data: Fourth Quarter 2009 through Third Quarter 2010
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| What is a Heart Attack? | SARMC |
Trinity
Health |
Top 10% | State Average |
U.S. Average |
| Aspirin
at Arrival: % of eligible patients receiving aspirin for treatment of a heart attack within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital. |
99% | 100% |
100% | 99% | 99% |
| Aspirin
at Discharge: % of eligible patients receiving a prescription for aspirin when discharged from the hospital after a heart attack. |
98% | 99% |
100% | 99% | 99% |
| ACE
Inhibitor or ARB medications at discharge for heart attack patients: % of eligible patients who received a prescription for ACE inhibitor or ARB medications at discharge from the hospital. |
97% | 98% |
100% | 96% | 96% |
| Advice
for heart attack patients to quit smoking: % of eligible heart attack patients who were advised to quit smoking. |
100% | 100% |
100% | 100% | 100% |
| Beta
Blockers at Discharge: % of eligible patients receiving a prescription for beta blocker medications when discharged from the hospital after a heart attack. |
99% | 99% |
100% | 99% | 98% |
| PCI/angioplasty
received within 90 minutes of hospital arrival: % of eligible heart attack patients receiving PCI/angioplasty treatment within 90 minutes of arrival at the hospital. |
96% | 95% |
100% | 94% | 90% |
