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Heart Attack - Sutter Health
Timely and proper intervention can dramatically improve heart attack survival rates. Below are some of the key areas that medical experts focus on when treating patients who have a heart attack. Each of these actions is important to minimize damage to the heart, or help patients live well after they leave the hospital. 		 
Aspirin given at arrival
 
Sutter Health Avg. - 99%
U.S. Avg. 94%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Aspirin given at discharge
 
Sutter Health Avg.- 99%
U.S. Avg. 91%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
ACE Inhibitor/ARB given for LVSD
 
Sutter Health Avg. - 99%  
U.S. Avg. 88%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Beta Blocker given at arrival
 
Sutter Health Avg. - 98%  
U.S. Avg. 89%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Beta Blocker given at discharge
 
Sutter Health Avg. - 100%  
U.S. Avg. 92%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention within 90 minutes
 
Sutter Health Avg. - 82%  
U.S. Avg. 67%  
Top U.S. Performance - 88%  
Fibrinolytic Medication given within 30 minutes of arrival
 
Sutter Health Avg. - 69%  
U.S. Avg. 40%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling
 
Sutter Health Avg. - 100%  
U.S. Avg. 92%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
 
Key Sutter Health System Average
The Sutter Health System Average (mean) is calculated by taking the sum of all non-excluded hospitals' scores (where there was at least one case that met the inclusion criteria) and dividing by the total number of hospitals.
Data Source: Data pulled from MIDAS DataVision ( and provided to CMS), August 2007 - July 2008
  The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital performance
U.S. Average
Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q406 - Q307
Our goal is to perform among the top ten percent of hospitals nationwide.
Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q406 - Q307
 

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Learn about Sutter Health's special initiative on treatment of heart attack
In January 2003, physicians and heart experts from across the Sutter network joined forces and created a task force to standardize care for heart attack patients and improve their chance of survival and their quality of life. The task force developed a best practice model of care for patients based on the most advanced research available.
Read about our program on treatment of heart attack