29 hospitals with the lowest rates of unplanned visits after CABG

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital had the lowest rate of unplanned hospital visits among coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, according to CMS data published Aug. 6. 

The CMS measure is based on the unplanned hospital visits — including emergency department, under observation or inpatient hospital unit visits — that occur within 30 days after discharge from the procedure. 

The national rate of readmission for coronary artery bypass graft between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, was 10.6.

Here are the hospitals with the 10 lowest rates of unplanned hospital visit among coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients for the same time period:

1. Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital: 7.8

2. Intermountain Health St. George (Utah) Regional Hospital: 7.9

3 (tie). Cleveland Clinic: 8

3 (tie). Christus Mother Frances Hospital (Tyler, Texas): 8

5. NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City): 8.1

6 (tie). Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston): 8.3

6 (tie). WakeMed Raleigh (N.C.) Campus: 8.3

6 (tie). Atrium Health Pineville (Charlotte, N.C.): 8.3

9 (tie). Christiana Hospital (Newark, Del.): 8.4

9 (tie). Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.): 8.4

9 (tie). St. Rose Dominican Hospitals-Siena Campus (Henderson, Nev.): 8.4

9 (tie). Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (New York City): 8.4

9 (tie). Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center (West Islip, N.Y.): 8.4

14 (tie). Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor): 8.5

14 (tie). SUNY/Stony Brook (N.Y.) University Hospital: 8.5

16 (tie). Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville): 8.6

16 (tie). Kansas Heart Hospital (Wichita): 8.6

16 (tie). Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center (Baton Rouge, La.): 8.6

16 (tie). Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, Mich.): 8.6

16 (tie). Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus (Ohio): 8.6

16 (tie). Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.): 8.6

16 (tie). Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital (Spokane, Wash.): 8.6

23 (tie). St. Joseph’s Hospital (Tampa, Fla.): 8.7

23 (tie). Cox Medical Centers (Springfield, Mo.): 8.7

23 (tie). St Francis Hospital-The Heart Center (Roslyn, N.Y.): 8.7

23 (tie). Aultman Hospital (Canton, Ohio): 8.7

27 (tie). Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix: 8.8

27 (tie). Flagler Hospital (St. Augustine, Fla.): 8.8

27 (tie). Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center: 8.8

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