For comparison, the national rate of 30-day mortality for heart failure is 11.7, according to Hospital Compare.
These rates reflect data measured from July 2009 through June 2012.
The 48 hospitals with heart failure 30-day mortality rates of 8.4 or lower are:
Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood, Calif.) — 6.4
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (New York City) — 7.1
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital (Baltimore, Md.) — 7.2
Rush University Medical Center (Chicago) — 7.3
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago — 7.3
East Orange (N.J.) General Hospital — 7.3
Harper University Hospital (Detroit) — 7.4
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (Brighton, Mass.) — 7.5
Saint Vincent Medical Center (Los Angeles) — 7.6
Fort Duncan Medical Center (Eagle Pass, Texas) — 7.6
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills, Calif.) — 7.7
NYU Hospitals Center (New York City) — 7.7
Birmingham (Ala.) Medical Center — 7.8
Regional Medical Center of San Jose (Calif.) — 7.8
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) — 7.8
Olympia Medical Center (Los Angeles) — 7.8
Glendale (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and Health Center — 7.9
St. Alexius Medical Center (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) — 7.9
Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) — 7.9
Henry Ford Wyandotte (Mich.) Hospital — 7.9
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — 8.0
Philadelphia VA Medical Center — 8.0
California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) — 8.1
Providence Hospital and Medical Center (Southfield, Mich.) — 8.1
South Pointe Hospital (Warrensville Heights, Ohio) — 8.1
Portland (Ore.) VA Hospital — 8.1
Paradise Valley Hospital (National City, Calif.) — 8.2
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center — 8.2
Emory University Hospital Midtown (Atlanta) — 8.2
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (Chicago) — 8.2
Alexian Brothers Medical Center (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) — 8.2
Boston Medical Center — 8.2
Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — 8.2
University Hospital of Brooklyn (N.Y.) — 8.2
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (Chicago) — 8.3
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston) — 8.3
Genesys Regional Medical Center-Health Park (Grand Blanc, Mich.) — 8.3
Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Neptune, N.J.) — 8.3
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City) — 8.3
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South (Oklahoma City) — 8.3
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (Philadelphia) — 8.3
Saint Francis Medical Center (Lynwood, Calif.) — 8.4
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center (Torrance, Calif.) — 8.4
Desert Valley Hospital (Victorville, Calif.) — 8.4
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital (Chicago) — 8.4
Winchester (Mass.) Hospital — 8.4
Holy Name Medical Center (Teaneck, N.J.) — 8.4
Fairview Hospital (Cleveland) — 8.4
