Rankings & Recognitions
Top 100 Heart Hospital six years running
For seven of the past nine years, Mission Hospital's heart program has been named one of the nation's top 100 in the "Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success" study made by Thomson Healthcare(formerly Solucient), a provider of comprehensive health care information. The Cardiovascular 100 Top Hospitals® award recognizes hospitals that have set national clinical and management benchmarks for full-service cardiovascular programs during a single year. In 2006 and 2007 Mission was the only hospital in North or South Carolina to receive this designation.
According to Thomson, if all acute care heart hospitals in the nation performed at the same level as Mission and the other top 100 heart hospitals, more than 6,000 lives would be saved, and nearly 750 medical complications avoided each year.
Top 3-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Mission's heart surgery program received the highest rating by the STS for our level of quality and patient outcomes. Only 15% of hospitals nationwide which perform open heart surgery received the three-star rating.
Mission's heart surgery program received the highest rating by the STS for our level of quality and patient outcomes. Only 15% of hospitals nationwide which perform open heart surgery received the three-star rating.
AACN Beacon Award for excellence in Critical Care
Mission's Cardiovascular Critical Care and Recovery Units received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses in 2008, given for units that exhibit high quality standards in nurse recruitment and retention, patient outcomes, staff training, healthy work environments, leadership and evidence-based practice and research.
Mission's Cardiovascular Critical Care and Recovery Units received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses in 2008, given for units that exhibit high quality standards in nurse recruitment and retention, patient outcomes, staff training, healthy work environments, leadership and evidence-based practice and research.
UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center
Mission Heart is specifically cited by UnitedHealth for our management of cardiac rhythm disorders, from emergency care and interjectional services to cardiac surgery and the implantation of pacemakers and implantable defibrillators. The designation continues through 2009.
Mission Heart is specifically cited by UnitedHealth for our management of cardiac rhythm disorders, from emergency care and interjectional services to cardiac surgery and the implantation of pacemakers and implantable defibrillators. The designation continues through 2009.
CMS top performer
Mission earned a $230,000 quality award from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) for our excellence in the treatment of heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) as well as pneumonia. In 2006 Mission received a $336,000 quality bonus from CMS for performance in our treatment of congestive heart failure as well as total joint replacement.
2007: Named by Business North Carolina magazine one of Top hospitals in the state.
Business North Carolina Magazine in 2007 named Mission as one of the top three hospitals in the state for overall clinical excellence, and one of the top hospitals in the state for orthopedics, heart and vascular services.
Business North Carolina Magazine in 2007 named Mission as one of the top three hospitals in the state for overall clinical excellence, and one of the top hospitals in the state for orthopedics, heart and vascular services.
2006 and 2005: Received Premier Quality Award for treatment of heart failure and acute myocardial infarction.
The Premier awards for Quality are based on quality and cost data regularly submitted to Premier for reporting and benchmarking purposes. The Premier awards are distinguished by being based on performance-based criteria, including clinical quality outcomes, clinical process indicators and resource utilization outcomes. Mission was recognized for treatment of both congestive heart failure and acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) in 2006, and for treatment of heart failure in 2005.
The Premier awards for Quality are based on quality and cost data regularly submitted to Premier for reporting and benchmarking purposes. The Premier awards are distinguished by being based on performance-based criteria, including clinical quality outcomes, clinical process indicators and resource utilization outcomes. Mission was recognized for treatment of both congestive heart failure and acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) in 2006, and for treatment of heart failure in 2005.
2003: Ranked among Top 50 heart hospitals by U.S.News & World Report.
Mission was ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the entire nation for heart and heart surgery services by U.S.News & World Report Magazine in its annual health care edition.
Accredited Stroke Center
Heart disease and stroke are closely related, and Mission excels in both areas. Mission's Stroke Center is accredited by The Joint Commission and has earned the top-level Stroke Gold Performance Achievement award from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for meeting criteria set by their joint "Get With The Guidelines" program.
Heart disease and stroke are closely related, and Mission excels in both areas. Mission's Stroke Center is accredited by The Joint Commission and has earned the top-level Stroke Gold Performance Achievement award from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for meeting criteria set by their joint "Get With The Guidelines" program.
