Valley View named top 10 hospital in the U.S. for lowest mortality rates among heart attack patients

As reported in Becker’s Hospital Review, Valley View Hospital had one of the lowest 30-day mortality rates for heart attack patients in the U.S. between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2023, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data released July 31. CMS calculates mortality rates based on deaths within 30 days of a patient being admitted to the hospital for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke and coronary artery bypass grafts.

“We are proud to be among the top ten hospitals in the country for lowest mortality rates among heart attack patients,” said Frank Laws, MD, medical director of the Valley View Heart and Vascular Center. “This rating demonstrates our team’s excellence and commitment to delivering the most advanced, high-quality care.”

Here are the hospitals with the lowest 30-day mortality rates for heart attack patients:

Lowest:

1. NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City): 7.7
2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) and Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester (Minn.): 8.6
3. Intermountain Medical Center (Murray, Utah): 8.8
4. Stanford (Calif.) Health Care : 9
5. Medstar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center: 9.1
6. VA San Diego Healthcare System: 9.2
7. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (Calif.), New York-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City), George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center (Salt Lake City) and Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano (Texas): 9.5
8. Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston) and Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.): 9.6
9. University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center (Upper Marlboro) and Fairview Hospital (Cleveland): 9.7
10. Valley View Hospital (Glenwood Springs, Colo.), Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center (Marietta, Ga.), Piedmont Fayette (Ga.) Hospital, Mountainview Hospital (Las Vegas), Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Center (N.C.) and Cleveland Clinic: 9.8