PHC4 report: Heart surgery mortality, readmission rates continue to drop in Pa.

Mortality and readmission rates for Pennsylvania patients undergoing cardiac surgery are continuing to decline, according to a performance report of state hospitals and cardiac surgeons released Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. The report — which includes hospital- and surgeon-specific data — covers 29,578 patients who were discharged from a Pennsylvania general acute care hospital after undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and/or heart valve…
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