Kansas Heart Hospital received five-star ratings for clinical excellence in Coronary Bypass Surgery, Cardiac Interventional Procedures, and in the Treatment of Heart Failure according to a study released October 2005 by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings organization. This places Kansas Heart Hospital:

• Ranked #1 in Kansas for Overall Cardiac Care
• Ranked #1 in Kansas for Cardiac Surgical Services
• Ranked #1 in Kansas for Cardiac Interventional Procedures
• Ranked #1 in Kansas for Cardiology Services
• Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Cardiac Care
• Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiac Surgical Services

HealthGrades analyzed nearly 5,000 hospitals in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for its 2006 ratings, utilizing data licensed by the federal government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

HealthGrades ratings measure whether patient outcomes for each of more than two dozen procedures and diagnoses are better than expected (5-Star), as expected (3-Star) or worse than expected (1-Star).

The 2006 HealthGrades ratings for all hospitals nationwide are available, free of charge, on the web at www.healthgrades.com. More than two-and-a-half million users and 125 major employers visit the HealthGrades web site every month to access quality information about hospitals, nursing homes and physicians.

Kansas Heart Hospital Wichita, KS 2006 HealthGrades Ratings	Inhospital Mortality (Survival)	Inhospital +1 Month Mortality (Recovery +30)	Inhospital +6 Month Mortality (Recovery +180)
Atrial Fibrillation
Coronary Bypass Surgery
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
Heart Attack
Heart Failure			N/A
Valve Replacement Surgery
Carotid Endarterectomy	Please visit Healthgrades.com for this rating.
Peripheral Vascular Bypass	Please visit Healthgrades.com for this rating.