November 16, 2018
Mary Washington Hospital Named One of the Nation's 50 Top Cardiovascular
Hospitals by IBM Watson Health
Fredericksburg, VA (November 6, 2018) – Mary Washington Hospital was named yesterday as one of the nation’s
50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson Health™. The Watson
Health 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ study is now in its 20th
year. This is the first time Mary Washington Hospital has been recognized
with this honor.
The Watson Health 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study uses the most recent
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, Medicare cost reports,
and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare
data. Hospitals were scored in key value-based performance areas: risk-adjusted
mortality, risk-adjusted complications, percentage of coronary bypass
patients with internal mammary artery use, 30-day mortality rates, 30-day
readmission rates, severity-adjusted average length of stay, wage- and
severity-adjusted average cost per case and, new this year, CMS 30-day
episode payment measures.
“This recognition represents our Cardiovascular team’s hard
work and tireless dedication in caring for the communities we serve,”
said Michael McDermott, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Mary Washington Healthcare. “The safety and well-being of our
patients are at the center of everything we do, and we are grateful to
be recognized among the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals in the nation.”
If all cardiovascular providers in the U.S. performed at the level of this
year's winners (based on Medicare patients only), results industry-wide
could amount to: over 10,300 additional lives saved, $1.8 billion saved,
and 2,800 additional bypass and angioplasty patients could be complication-free.
“Cardiovascular disease is among the most widespread and costliest
diseases in the U.S. with an annual price tag of roughly $317 billion.
It is estimated that cardiovascular disease accounts for approximately
$1 out of every $6 spent on healthcare in the country. That’s why
it is so critical that hospitals find new and innovative ways to deliver
better care at a lower cost,” said Ekta Punwani, 100 Top Hospitals®
program leader at IBM Watson Health. “The winning hospitals in our
study have established the new benchmark for cardiac care performance
by driving consistently better outcomes at a lower cost per case than
non-winning hospitals.”
The winning hospitals were announced in the November 5th edition of
Modern Healthcare magazine. For more information, visit
www.100tophospitals.com.
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About Mary Washington Healthcare
Mary Washington Healthcare is a fully integrated, regional medical system
that provides inpatient and outpatient care through over 40 facilities
and services, including Mary Washington Hospital, a 451-bed regional medical
center, and Stafford Hospital, a 100-bed community hospital. Mary Washington
Healthcare is a nonprofit health system and has a long-standing commitment
to provide care regardless of ability to pay. For more information about
our services and facilities, please visit
www.mwhc.com. For more information about our heart program, please visit
heart.mwhc.com
About the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® Program
The IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals, formerly the Truven Health Analytics® 100 Top Hospitals, program uses independent, objective research to analyze
hospital and health system performance. Organizations do not apply or
pay for this honor or pay to promote their award for top performance.
Award-winning hospitals and health systems prove that better care is possible
and provide an example for other organizations to follow across the industry.
The 100 Top Hospitals award winners demonstrate top performance on both
how patients are cared for under clinical measures and how the hospital
performs as an efficient business. 100 Top Hospitals is a registered trademark
of IBM. Visit
www.100tophospitals.com for more information.
About IBM Watson Health
IBM Watson Health is dedicated to the development and implementation of
cognitive and data-driven technologies to advance health. Watson Health
technologies are tackling a wide range of the world's biggest healthcare
challenges including cancer, diabetes, drug discovery and more. Learn more at
ibm.com/watson/health.