CMS collected provider-level data on complication measures, the CMS Patient Safety Indicators and 30-day death rates for hospitals across the nation.
Here are the average death rates for heart failure and heart attack patients for every state:
|
State |
Average death rate for heart failure patients |
Average death rate for heart attack patients |
|
Alabama |
12.34 |
13.25 |
|
Alaska |
12.99 |
12.48 |
|
Arizona |
11.53 |
13.04 |
|
Arkansas |
12.33 |
13.08 |
|
California |
11.12 |
12.41 |
|
Colorado |
11.72 |
11.98 |
|
Connecticut |
11.12 |
12.26 |
|
Delaware |
10.76 |
12.10 |
|
Florida |
11.46 |
12.47 |
|
Georgia |
11.87 |
12.59 |
|
Hawaii |
11.84 |
12.63 |
|
Idaho |
13.27 |
12.31 |
|
Illinois |
11.35 |
12.36 |
|
Indiana |
12.48 |
12.84 |
|
Iowa |
13.14 |
12.84 |
|
Kansas |
12.31 |
12.44 |
|
Kentucky |
12.43 |
12.87 |
|
Louisiana |
12.41 |
13.32 |
|
Maine |
12.70 |
12.86 |
|
Maryland |
11.39 |
12.04 |
|
Massachusetts |
10.39 |
12.08 |
|
Michigan |
11.73 |
12.53 |
|
Minnesota |
11.30 |
11.75 |
|
Mississippi |
12.92 |
13.88 |
|
Missouri |
12.27 |
12.61 |
|
Montana |
12.52 |
12.28 |
|
Nebraska |
12.70 |
12.33 |
|
Nevada |
11.12 |
12.91 |
|
New Hampshire |
11.86 |
12.09 |
|
New Jersey |
11.26 |
12.69 |
|
New Mexico |
12.48 |
12.61 |
|
New York |
11.30 |
12.23 |
|
North Carolina |
12.04 |
12.68 |
|
North Dakota |
12.47 |
12.23 |
|
Ohio |
11.52 |
12.35 |
|
Oklahoma |
12.45 |
12.98 |
|
Oregon |
12.75 |
12.62 |
|
Pennsylvania |
11.47 |
12.51 |
|
Rhode Island |
10.90 |
12.43 |
|
South Carolina |
12.51 |
12.96 |
|
South Dakota |
12.16 |
12.10 |
|
Tennessee |
12.24 |
13.08 |
|
Texas |
11.54 |
12.59 |
|
Utah |
11.60 |
11.94 |
|
Vermont |
12.79 |
12.96 |
|
Virginia |
11.96 |
12.16 |
|
Washington |
12.54 |
12.68 |
|
West Virginia |
11.61 |
12.83 |
|
Wisconsin |
12.40 |
12.18 |
|
Wyoming |
13.30 |
11.60 |
