Intermountain Medical Center ranked as the 10th leading teaching heart hospital in the nation in Fortune’s Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals study, which identifies hospitals throughout the country that demonstrate the highest clinical and operational performance in heart and vascular care.

This is the third consecutive year Intermountain Medical Center has earned this recognition. The study found that hospitals ranked in the Top 50 operated at lower cost, had better outcomes, recorded significantly higher inpatient survival rates, had fewer patient complications and experienced lower readmission rates.

“Everyone at Intermountain Medical Center plays a vital role in this recognition and in helping us meet our goal of providing the very best heart and vascular care to save lives and improve the lives of our patients. We’re honored to once again be recognized for the excellent heart care that we provide to our patients,” said Stephen McKellar, MD, chair of the cardiovascular department at Intermountain Medical Center. 

Fortune and PINC AI, a national healthcare quality firm, examined more than 900 hospitals in the country that treat a broad range of cardiovascular patients. Hospitals were segmented into three groups: community hospitals, teaching hospitals with cardiovascular residency programs, and teaching hospitals without them. Each hospital was evaluated according to several measures including clinical outcomes, efficiency, and patient experience.

Since 1998, the Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study has drawn upon publicly available data to rank top-performing heart hospitals. The goal is to highlight the best providers, but also to benchmark high-quality care and drive improvement across all systems over time.

“If all hospitals operated at the level of the study’s 50 best performers, there would be 7,600 fewer deaths due to heart disease, 6,700 fewer patients who suffer complications, and more than $1 billion saved each year,” Fortune wrote in an article on rankings.

Intermountain Medical Center was highly rated by Fortune and PINC AI for treatment of heart attacks, heart failure, coronary bypass care, and percutaneous coronary intervention procedures. For more info, visit fortune.com/2023/03/15/50-top-cardiovascular-hospitals-2023-pinc-ai.

“This is a wonderful recognition for our entire Intermountain Health heart and vascular team but the real reward for us is knowing that we’re making a difference in the lives of our patients,” said Blake Gardner, MD, senior medical director for the heart and vascular program at Intermountain Health.  λ