KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Ascension Borgess Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 50 best cardiovascular hospitals by PINC AITM after an independent quality analysis. And Ascension Borgess Hospital is among the top 20 teaching hospitals in the U.S. with a cardiovascular residency program.
PINC AITM is a technology and services platform that tracks and reports clinical processes and outcomes. Hospitals were reviewed across a number of metrics, and those who earned this distinction demonstrated a higher inpatient survival rate, fewer patient complications, lower 30-day readmission rates for several cardiovascular issues and shorter average length of stays.
“We are proud to have earned this distinction for the seventh time,” said Thomas Rohs, MD, FACS, regional president & CEO, Southwest Region, Ascension Michigan. “It certainly demonstrates our commitment to providing the highest quality heart care in Southwest Michigan.”
Ascension operates 16 hospitals in Michigan and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ more than 21,000 associates.
Ascension includes approximately 140,000 associates and 37,000 aligned providers and operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 139 hospitals in 19 states.