| Heart
Attack |
SJH
3rd Qtr, 2007 |
State
Average |
National
Average |
ABC
Benchmark |
| |
Date Range: July 2006 – June 2007 (nhqualitycare.org) |
|
Aspirin
at arrival: % of eligible patients receiving
aspirin for treatment of a heart attack within 24 hours
of arrival at the hospital. |
100% |
98% |
97% |
100% |
|
Aspirin
at discharge: % of eligible patients receiving
aspirin for continued treatment of their heart attack
when they left the hospital. |
100% |
98% |
97% |
100% |
|
ACE
Inhibitor at discharge for heart attack patients:
% of eligible patients receiving ACE inhibitor
medications for continued treatment of their heart attack
when they left the hospital. |
100% |
94% |
88% |
100% |
|
Adult
Smoking cessation advice for heart attack patients:
% of eligible heart attack patients given advice about
stopping smoking. |
100% |
98% |
98% |
100% |
| Beta
Blockers at discharge: % of eligible patients
receiving beta blocker medications for continued treatment
of their heart attack when they left the hospital. |
100% |
99% |
97% |
100% |
|
Beta
Blockers at arrival: % of eligible patients
receiving beta blocker medications within 24 hours of
arrival at the hospital. |
100% |
99% |
94% |
100% |
|
Fibrinolytic Therapy Received within 30 minutes of Hospital Arrival
: % of patients who received thrombolytic medications
within 30 minutes of arriving at the hospital. |
No eligible cases |
12% |
39% |
87.9% |
|
Percutaneous
Coronary Intervention (PCI) Received within 90 minutes
of Hospital Arrival: % of eligible patients
receiving PCI treatment within 120 minutes of arrival
at the hospital |
No eligible cases |
65% |
59% |
95.7% |
