The Christ Hospital in Mt. Auburn

The Christ Hospital Heart & Vascular Institute Named Among America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery

Also Named America’s Top 100 Hospitals for Cardiac Care by Healthgrades for Cardiac Surgery

CINCINNATI – The Christ Hospital Heart & Vascular Institute has been listed as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care by Healthgrades. These elite hospitals not only demonstrate clinical excellence across multiple conditions and procedures, but also consistently deliver superior outcomes year over year. The Christ Hospital Health Network is one of only three Ohio Hospitals to be named to America’s 50 Best Cardiac Surgery™.

Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™ recognizes 50 hospitals who are in the top 1% of all hospitals in the nation for superior clinical outcomes in heart bypass and heart valve surgery. America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award™ evaluates clinical outcomes in heart bypass surgery, coronary interventional procedures, heart attack treatment, heart failure treatment and heart valve surgery.

“We are honored to be named to Healthgrades America’s Top Hospitals list for both cardiac surgery and cardiac care,” said Dean Kereiakes, MD, FACC, FSCAI, President of The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute. “This distinction recognizes our dedication to providing the highest quality, leading-edge care for our community and validates our identity as a national destination for sub-specialty heart and vascular care, clinical research trials and innovative treatments”.”

The Cardiac Surgery Specialty Award recognizes hospitals with superior outcomes in

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

• Valve Surgery

The Cardiac Care Specialty Award recognizes hospitals with superior clinical outcomes in:

• Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

• Coronary Interventional Procedures (PCI)

• Heart Attack

• Heart Failure

• Valve Surgery

“For more than 130 years, The Christ Hospital Health Network has had a mission of delivering the highest quality of care coupled with exceptional patient experiences. This distinction is one more recognition of the efforts of our Heart and Vascular team’s commitment to those goals, said Debbie Hayes, President and CEO of The Christ Hospital Health Network. “This incredible team, under the leadership of Dr. Kereiakes works together every day, with shared determination, to provide the Greater Cincinnati Region with the finest there is to offer in all aspects of Cardiovascular Care and Treatment.

About The Christ Hospital Health Network

The Christ Hospital Health Network is an acute care hospital located in Mt. Auburn with six ambulatory centers and dozens of offices conveniently located throughout the region. More than 1,200 talented physicians and 6,500 dedicated employees support the Network. Its mission is to improve the health of the community and to create patient value by providing exceptional outcomes, the finest experiences, all in an affordable way. The Network has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as the 24th best large employer in the nation in the magazine’s “America’s 500 Best Large Employers” listing and by National Consumer Research as the region’s “Most Preferred Hospital” for more than 22 consecutive years. The Network is dedicated to transforming care by delivering integrated, personalized healthcare through its comprehensive, multi-specialty physician network. The Christ Hospital is among only eight percent of hospitals in the nation to be awarded “Magnet” recognition for nursing excellence and among the top five percent of hospitals in the country for patient satisfaction. For more than 125 years, The Christ Hospital has provided compassionate care to those it serves.

About Healthgrades

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