Saint Vincent Health Center was recently ranked number one in the state of Pennsylvania for cardiac and vascular surgery for 2011, according to a published study by HealthGrades, the leading independent health-care ratings organization. The health center is also among the top 10 percent in the nation for cardiac services, cardiac surgery, pulmonary services, vascular surgery, prostatectomy and critical care.
The nation’s nearly 5,000 hospitals were included in the study, which examined mortality rates and complication rates from government data from 2007, 2008 and 2009.
More information on the HealthGrades study, including the complete methodology, can be found online at www.healthgrades.com.
