Patient Safety and Quality

Core Measures

Heart Attack Care

Research shows that the treatment guidelines listed in the chart below help heart attack patients recover more quickly and with fewer complications. The data presented in this chart compares UMMC's performance according to these guidelines with national averages. For more information, please click on any of the underlined measures.

Safe and Effective Care	National	UMMC	UMMC	UMMC	UMMC
		Jul.-Sep. 2011	Oct.-Dec. 2011	Jan.-Mar. 2012	Apr.-Jun. 2012
Aspirin at Time of Arrival Percent of heart attack patients given aspirin at arrival.	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Aspirin Prescribed at Discharge Percent of heart attack patients prescribed aspirin at discharge.	99%	100%	100%	100%	99.3%
ACEI or ARB for LVSD Percent of heart attack patients given an ACE inhibitor or ARB for left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD).	97%	100%	100%	100%	92.9%
Beta-Blocker Prescribed at Discharge Percent of heart attack patients given a beta-blocker at discharge.	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%
PCI Received Within 90 Minutes of Hospital Arrival Percent of heart attack patients given PCI within 90 minutes of arrival.	91%	100%	100%	75%	100%

Source: The Joint Commission

For More Information:

This page was last updated on: October 22, 2012.