Trust a Top-Performing Hospital With Your Heart’s Care

San Antonio Regional Hospital was recently named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson HealthTM. San Antonio is the only hospital in the Inland Empire and one of only two community hospitals in California to earn this prestigious recognition. The award spotlights top-performing hospitals for heart care across the U.S. based on a balanced scorecard of publicly-available clinical and operational metrics and data.

This year’s study included 989 U.S. hospitals with cardiovascular service lines. Based on comparisons between the study winners and a peer group of similar hospitals in the study, the top 50 winners delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently and at a lower cost

According to the IBM Watson Health study, the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals provided superior patient care by demonstrating:

• Significantly higher inpatient survival rates
• Fewer patient complications
• Higher 30-day survival rate for AMI (acute myocardial infarction or heart attack) and for CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting)
• Fewer readmissions (AMI, heart failure and CABG)
• Lower average lengths of stay
• Reduced total costs per patient case