University and Christ Hospitals Named Among 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals

Cincinnati - The University Hospital and The Christ Hospital have been named among the 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in the nation by Solucient, a leading health care information content company. Christ Hospital has been named to this list seven times, and University Hospital has been named to this list five times.

Solucient produces the yearly 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success study, used by hospitals across the country as a target for performance. This report identifies industry benchmarks and recognizes hospitals and their management teams that demonstrate superior clinical, operational and financial performance in cardiovascular service.

"We are pleased to be honored again for our clinical expertise, excellent survival rates and positive outcomes in the specialized field of cardiovascular care," said Susan Croushore, executive director and senior vice president, Christ Hospital.

"This national recognition by Solucient demonstrates University Hospital's commitment to cardiovascular disease with the latest research and technology and outstanding quality and outcome results for the most complex patients in the region," says James Kingsbury, executive director and senior vice president, University Hospital.

The data used in the 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success study comes from Solucient's hospital database and the publicly available Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data set. Data from the hospital database is used in calculating all the financial measures for this study. The data sets used for this study represent more than 6,000 U.S. hospitals and more than 12 million patient discharges.

To ensure that the hospitals were evaluated against similar hospitals, each was placed into one of three peer groups: Teaching Hospital With Cardiovascular Residency Program; Teaching Hospital Without Cardiovascular Residency Program; and Community Hospital. University Hospital was placed in the "Teaching Hospital With Cardiovascular Residency Program" category, and Christ Hospital was placed in the "Teaching Hospital Without Cardiovascular Residency Program" category.

More information about the award is available at www.100tophospitals.com or at www.solucient.com.

The Christ and University Hospitals are part of the Health Alliance, an integrated health care delivery system that also includes The St. Luke Hospitals, The Jewish Hospital, The Fort Hamilton Hospital and the physicians of Alliance Primary Care. To view other Health Alliance news releases, go to www.health-alliance.com/pressroom.

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