Baptist Hospital’s open heart surgery program ranks among the nation’s best, according to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the authority when it comes to rating the quality of heart surgery. The organization has awarded the hospital its highest quality rating of three stars for outstanding results in coronary artery bypass surgery. The STS database is the largest registry of its kind in the world with nearly 1,000 participants representing an estimated 94 percent of all adult cardiac surgery centers across the U.S. Only 14 percent of those receive the maximum three-star rating.
Niberto Moreno, M.D., medical director of the Baptist Health Cardiac & Thoracic Surgical Group, a part of Baptist Health Medical Group, said it is the collaboration between surgeons and the entire healthcare team that make for better outcomes for patients. “Our surgeons, supporting specialists, nurses and other staff have always been committed to providing the highest level of excellence in care for our patients, and critical cases like these require close coordination,” he said.
