Deborah Heart and Lung Center has been awarded four, three-star ratings from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons as a result of their exceptional cardiothoracic surgery program.
This is the sixth consecutive year that Deborah Heart and Lung Center has been awarded multiple three-star ratings from the STS. These three-star ratings place Deborah as one of the elite programs for open heart surgeries performed in the U.S. and Canada.
The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in health care, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery programs. The star rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by an STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.
In the latest STS report, capturing data from July 2018-June 2021, Deborah was awarded three stars for the following:
- Coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Historically, approximately 6% of participants earn this rating.
- Aortic valve replacement combined with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Historically, approximately 5% of participants earn this star rating.
- Mitral valve replacement and repair. Historically, only 12% of participants earn this star rating.
- MVRR + CABG. Historically, approximately 7% of participants earn this star rating.
“We are exceptionally thrilled to have received these multiple star ratings from STS,” said cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Paul Burns, Deborah’s chair of cardiothoracic surgery. “The STS database is the most highly regarded evaluation tool for cardiac surgery programs. A three-star rating from this organization represents the recognition of our commitment to the highest level of quality health care delivery. These star ratings provide meaningful information to patients and families and can reassure them that they are receiving heart surgery at one of the very best hospitals in the country.
“Even more significantly, Deborah has received three-star ratings on a consistent basis year after year. That underscores the high quality of Deborah’s surgery program over a long period of time and represents the hard work of a dedicated team focused on excellent patient outcomes.”
