YOUR QUALITY CARE

For over 20 years, Wyoming people have relied upon the quality and skill of the cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and entire cardiac team at Wyoming Medical Center for their complete cardiac care.

In 2007, according to data published by the American College of Cardiology, Heart Center of Wyoming's "Door to Balloon" time ranked in the 91st percentile, or top ten percent in the nation.

National Quality Improvement Goals: Heart Attack Care

Indicator	Explanation	WMC Results Jul - Sep 2007	National Goal Oct 06'- Sep 07'
Beta Blocker prescribed at discharge	Heart attack patients given a medicine called a "beta blocker" when discharged from the hospital has been shown to reduce further heart damage.	100%	100%
Beta Blocker at arrival	This measure reports what percent of heart attack patients - within 24 hours after arrival - were prescribed a "beta blocker" which reduces heart damage.	100%	100%
In-patient mortality	Death of a patient with a heart attack during a hospital stay.	2.5%	4.7%
Aspirin at arrival	Heart attack patients receiving aspirin when arriving at the hospital.	100%	100%
Primary PCI received within 90 minutes of hospital arrival	This measure reports how quickly heart attack patients had a clogged artery opened with balloon therapy called PCI to increases blood flow to the heart and minimize damage.	91%	89%

Standards issued by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The "national standards" represents the top 10% of hospitals' results reported by JCAHO.