The Jewish Hospital Named a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care by Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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The Jewish Hospital has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care by Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care have demonstrated their commitment to quality care, resulting in better overall outcomes for cardiac patients. Each facility meets stringent clinical criteria, developed in collaboration with expert physicians' and medical organizations' recommendations, including the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and is subject to periodic reevaluation as criteria continue to evolve.
The Blue Distinction designation speaks volumes about the level of cardiac care our staff at The Jewish Hospital provides to residents of Greater Cincinnati, said Russ Vester, M.D., President of The Jewish Hospital Medical Staff and Medical Director of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care provide a full range of cardiac care services, including inpatient cardiac care, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery (including coronary artery bypass graft surgery).
Blue Distinction is a designation given by Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies to healthcare facilities (typically hospitals) that have demonstrated expertise in delivery quality healthcare. At the core of the Blue Distinction program are the Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care facilities that are recognized for their distinguished care in the areas of bariatric surgery, cardiac care, complex and rare cancers, knee and hip replacement, spine surgery, and transplants.
The designation is based on rigorous, clinically meaningful measures (or "selection criteria") established in collaboration with expert physicians and medical organizations recommendations. The goal is to help consumers find healthcare facilities that have demonstrated better overall outcomes (e.g., fewer medical complications, fewer readmissions and higher survival rates) in the delivery of specialty care.
For each specialty area, BCBS collaborates with leading medical organizations to do a thorough review of nationally established measures and includes input from expert physicians.
The Jewish Hospital also recently received designation as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.
The Jewish Hospital, founded in 1850, is a 200-bed acute care teaching hospital. Services
offered include open-heart surgery, interventional cardiology, the regions only blood and
marrow transplant center, emergency, major surgery, Cholesterol & Metabolism Center, bariatric surgery, medical weight loss, mobile mammography and others. The Jewish Hospital is a member of Mercy Health Partners. Learn more at
www.jewishhospitalcincinnati.com.
Mercy Health Partners is a comprehensive healthcare network with care-delivery sites throughout Greater Cincinnati. Mercy encompasses six award-winning hospitals, eight senior living communities, primary care practices, imaging/diagnostic centers, social service agencies, urgent care centers, health and wellness centers, weight loss management and a variety of outreach and ambulatory centers. To learn more visit www.e-mercy.com.
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