• Quality and Safety
• Patient Experience & Satisfaction
• Publicly Reported Quality Measures
• Specific Clinical Service Volumes & Outcomes
• Breast Cancer Care at BIDMC
• Gastroenterology Care
• Radiology and Imaging Care
• Cardiovascular Care
• Heart Care
  • Appropriate and Timely Treatment for Heart Attack
  • Prevention of Future Heart Attacks
  • Heart Attack (AMI) Care Outcomes
  • Appropriate and Timely Treatment for Heart Failure
  • Prevention of Future Heart Failure
  • Heart Failure Care Outcomes
• Stroke Care at BIDMC
• Pneumonia Care
• Surgical Care and Infection Prevention
• Orthopaedic Care
• Weight Loss Surgery Care
• Pancreatic Surgery Care
• Transplant Care
• Spine Center Care
• Volume of Common Procedures
• Efforts to Improve Quality of Care
• Silverman Institute for Health Care Quality and Safety

Heart Care

In 2011, over 1,300 patients were admitted to BIDMC with heart failure or acute myocardial infarction (AMI - more commonly referred to as a heart attack).  Learn more about heart care at BIDMC.

All of our patients should receive care that is likely to achieve the best possible results.  The information below tells you how closely BIDMC has been following recommended guidelines for some measures of general heart care:  treatment of heart attack and heart failure.

For more information about each measure and its benchmark, click on the name of the measure. 

Heart Care: Performance Summary

⁽¹⁾The source of the comparison for these measures is Hospital Compare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, April 2013.

Volume of Common Procedures

Last updated: April 5, 2013