MountainView Hospital earns two distinguished 3-star ratings for heart surgery procedures

Las Vegas, NV — MountainView Hospital has earned two distinguished three-star ratings from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated mitral valve repair and replacement (MVRR) procedures and mitral valve repairs and replacements with coronary artery bypass graft procedures (MVRR+CABG). The three-star ratings, which denotes the highest category of quality and is the highest rating available, places MountainView Hospital among the elite of all heart surgery centers in the United States 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 across the United States and Canada. The star rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by an STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participant.

"MountainView Hospital takes great pride in the high-quality care we provide that has resulted in long-term positive results," said Jeremy Bradshaw, MountainView Hospital Chief Executive Officer. "We are proud of our capabilities to serve this community with the most advanced technology and outstanding staff."

For isolated mitral valve procedures, only 10 percent of participants that were scored received a three-star rating. For MVRR+CABG procedures, only 8 percent of participants that were scored received a three-star rating. The latest analysis of data for valve surgery covers a 3-year period, from January 2016 to December 2018, and 992 participants.

"At MountainView Hospital, we have built a true comprehensive heart program with a philosophy based on the highest quality standards," said Dr. Michael Wood, MountainView's Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Associates Medical Director. "Our aim has been to build a comprehensive cardiovascular surgery center of excellence, and not just be a hospital that performs cardiac surgery."

The STS National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons. The Database includes three components: the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD), the Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD), and the General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD). It is the most comprehensive and largest database in the world of cardiac surgery data.

"The Society of Thoracic Surgeons congratulates STS National Database participants who have received three-star ratings," said David M. Shahian, MD, Chair of the STS Council on Quality, Research, and Patient Safety. "Participation in the Database and public reporting demonstrates a commitment to quality improvement in health care delivery and helps provide patients and their families with meaningful information to help them make informed decisions about health care."

The STS ACSD houses more than 6.1 million surgical records and gathers information from more than 3,700 participating physicians, including surgeons and anesthesiologists from more than 90% of groups that perform heart surgery in the US. STS public reporting online enables STS ACSD participants to voluntarily report to each other and the public their heart surgery scores and star ratings.

MountainView's Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Associates (CVSA) provides a unique model for Las Vegas for providing cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery care. MountainView Hospital has built a team unparalleled for heart care in Nevada, consisting of three board-certified surgeons, four mid-levels, 24-7 coverage in-house and dedicated intensivists.

The procedures and depth of services available also distinguishes MountainView Hospital for its unique, comprehensive cardiac surgery program. MountainView offers the full spectrum of interventions for structural heart diseases to recovery through in-patient rehabilitation and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation.