IBM Watson Health released its annual 50 top cardiovascular hospitals ranking in November recognizing the top-performing U.S. hospitals for this service line.
To determine the hospitals included on the list, IBM Watson Health researchers evaluated hospitals using data from the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review data set; CMS Hospital Compare data set; and Medicare cost reports. Read more about the methodology here.
Compared with other cardiovascular hospitals, the hospitals on this year's list had better results on several clinical and operational benchmarks, including higher inpatient survival rates, fewer patients with complications, lower readmission rates and lower costs per patient case, according to IBM Watson Health.
Below are the 50 hospitals on this year's list. The hospitals are listed by category.
Teaching hospitals with cardiovascular residency programs
Beaumont Hospital (Troy, Mich.)
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital (Sayre, Pa.)
Huntington Hospital (Pasadena, Calif.)
Kettering (Ohio) Medical Center
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (Burlington, Mass.)
Lankenau Medical Center (Wynnwood, Pa.)
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus (Rochester, Minn.)
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus, Ohio)
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
Summa Akron City Hospital (Akron, Ohio)
UAB Hospital (Birmingham, Ala.)
UNC Rex Healthcare (Raleigh, N.C.)
University Hospital (Madison, Wis.)
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (Camden, N.J.)
WakeMed Raleigh (N.C.) Campus
Teaching hospitals without cardiovascular residency programs
Aspirus Wausau (Wis.) Hospital
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest (Waco, Texas)
Christus St. Michael Health System (Texarkana, Texas)
Halifax Health Medical Center (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
HealthPark Medical Center (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Holston Valley Medical Center (Kingsport, Tenn.)
MacNeal Health (Berwyn, Ill.)
Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento, Calif.)
MercyOne Des Moines (Iowa) Medical Center
Mission Hospital (Asheville, N.C.)
MultiCare Tacoma (Wash.) General Hospital
North Mississippi Medical Center (Tupelo)
PIH Health Hospital-Whittier (Calif.)
Sacred Heart Hospital (Pensacola, Fla.)
St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor (Mich.)
Community hospitals
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.)
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Round Rock (Texas)
Bellin Health (Green Bay, Wis.)
Carolinas Medical Center Mercy-Pineville (Charlotte, N.C.)
Columbus (Ind.) Regional Hospital
Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (Idaho Falls)
Harlingen (Texas) Medical Center
Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg, Va.)
McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital (Petoskey)
Saint David's Medical Center (Austin, Texas)
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (Reno, Nev.)
Saint Vincent Heart Center of Indiana (Indianapolis
San Antonio Regional Hospital (Upland, Calif.)
Salem (Ore.) Hospital
Sentara RMH Medical Center (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Shasta Regional Medical Center (Redding, Calif.)
Thibodaux (La.) Regional Medical Center
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical CEnter (Towson)
Wake Forest Baptist Health High Point (N.C.) Medical Center