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LIJ, North Shore University Hospital Rank Tops for Heart Care in New York By Betty Olt NEW HYDE PARK — LIJ Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital provide some of New York State’s best outcomes for open-heart surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions, according to reports recently released by the state Department of Health. In fact, LIJ was the only hospital in the state with significantly better outcomes for both cardiac surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions. According to the Department of Health’s latest report on adult cardiac surgery (covering 2007 to 2009), LIJ was one of only four hospitals in New York State — and the only one on Long Island — whose risk-adjusted mortality rates were significantly better than the statewide average for 676 patients undergoing surgeries to repair or replace heart valves and for those in need of surgeries for both valve and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. In a separate category analyzing outcomes for CABG, valve or valve/CABG, LIJ and North Shore University Hospital were among six hospitals in the state — and the only ones on Long Island — distinguished by low risk-adjusted mortality rates. Over the three-year period analyzed by the Department of Health, the combined volume of cardiac surgeries at North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center was 2,082 — the most in the state. In addition to the 10 Summer 2012 hospitals’ top rankings, two LIJ heart surgeons, Robert Palazzo, MD, and S. Jacob Scheinerman, MD, and two North Shore University Hospital surgeons, Alan Hartman, MD, and Robert Kalimi, MD, were among 13 surgeons statewide to earn the Department of Health’s prestigious double asterisk for their extraordinarily low mortality rates — out of a total of about 190 surgeons at 40 hospitals who performed open-heart surgeries during that period. In fact, Dr. Palazzo performed 225 CABG surgeries over the three-year period covered in the Department of Health report without a single death. In a separate New York State Department of Health report on percutaneous coronary interventions, Lenox Hill Hospital had the lowest risk-adjusted mortality rate in the state in 2009 for 2,940 patients undergoing angioplasty (a procedure that clears blocked heart arteries to increase blood flow). Over the three years covered in the report (2007 to 2009), LIJ was one of six hospitals statewide with statistically superior outcomes for angioplasty. In addition, North Shore was one of only three hospitals in New York — and the only one on Long Island — with significantly better outcomes for 935 emergency angioplasty patients. From an individual standpoint, LIJ Medical Center’s Barry Kaplan, MD, and North Shore University Hospital’s Loukas Boutis, MD, and Donna Marchant, MD, were among only a handful of cardiologists in New York State — out of more than 300 statewide — who were outliers for superior outcomes. Since 2000, the Department of Health has released eight reports for angioplasty. LIJ has received double-asterisk rankings for all cases in six of those reports, which is more than any other hospital in the state, according to Dr. Kaplan, vice chair of cardiology for the North Shore-LIJ Health System. In addition to LIJ being the only hospital in New York to receive a double asterisk for both cardiac surgery and angioplasty in the current Department of Health reports, North Shore was the only other hospital in the state to also have statistically superior outcomes in at least one category for both open-heart surgery and angioplasty. “The New York Department of Health’s analysis of cardiac outcomes in hospitals across the state has contributed to continuous improvements in the care delivered to New Yorkers with heart disease,” said Stanley Katz, MD, senior vice president of cardiovascular services for North Shore- LIJ and chair of cardiology at North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center. He added that heart disease is the number one cause of death in this state and in this country. “The availability of these reports provides heart patients and their families with valuable information for making informed decisions about their cardiac care.” “Teamwork is at the heart of everything we do,” said Dr. Hartman, chair of cardiothoracic surgery at North Shore-LIJ. “Fortunately, the same formula for success that has enabled us to consistently provide exceptional open-heart surgery at North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center has been replicated at Southside Hospital.” Since the launch of Southside’s cardiothoracic program in February 2011, Dr. Hartman’s team has performed 359 surgeries, ensuring that residents of Suffolk County’s South Shore get the same access to state-ofthe-art heart care as the tens of thousands who have entrusted their lives to LIJ and North Shore University Hospital. Adult Cardiac Surgery http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/cardiovascular/heart_disease/docs/2007-2009_adult_cardiac_surgery.pdf Angioplasty http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/cardiovascular/docs/pci_2007-2009.pdf
Aesthetics, Smarts and Compassion Built into New LIJ Unit By Betty Olt NEW HYDE PARK — If not for the cutting-edge bedside technology, you might mistake a patient room in LIJ Medical Center’s new 30-bed Cardiovascular and Thoracic Unit for a sleek hotel room. That’s because, when planning the new space, designers focused on delivering care that is not only state-of-the-art, but also compassionate. So each room is private and provides ample space for loved ones at the bedside and if they choose to stay overnight. The Cardiovascular and Thoracic Unit is dedicated to patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures. Telemetry technology equips each patient room, allowing remote monitoring of vital signs; bedside computers give clinicians access to patients’ electronic health records. Amenities of patient rooms within the 29,000-square-foot medical/surgical unit include a full bathroom and shower, a 42-inch flatscreen TV, mini-refrigerator, Internet access, a desk and a visiting area with a pullout loveseat. Rich wood floors and nature-inspired motifs and artwork provide a warm, welcoming setting that accommodates patient needs and privacy. Carpeted corridors are not only visually appealing, but also help reduce noise. Extra-large windows in each patient room and family lounges provide access to natural daylight and views. The cardiac suite opened to rave reviews from patients and staff alike, but the new facility is built on the reputation of LIJ’s cardiac services. “LIJ has consistently excelled in performing angioplasty and cardiac surgery, and has achieved outstanding outcomes for both procedures in New York State,” said Barry Kaplan, MD, vice chair of cardiology for LIJ and North Shore University Hospital. (See related story at left.) “Now, with the new unit, we can practice in a world-class facility and provide the best possible care to patients in a beautiful and healing environment.” By decentralizing nursing stations and locating supply closets adjacent to every patient room entrance, nurses’ spend less time walking the floor — and more time with patients. A pharmacy on the floor ensures timely, accurate delivery of medications. And the needs of special patient populations are addressed via two dedicated The hospitality industry inspired the design of the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Unit. The inpatient space is on the eighth floor in the Zuckerberg Pavilion, part of a $300 million, 10-story tower that also houses the Katz Women’s Hospital. Barry Kaplan, MD, vice chair of cardiology for LIJ and North Shore University Hospital, and S. Jacob Scheinerman, MD, vice chair of cardiothoracic surgery at LIJ, showcase LIJ’s new Cardiovascular and Thoracic Unit. isolation rooms with anterooms for patient observation and a bariatric room equipped with overhead lifts for patient and staff safety. In addition to beauty and efficiency, LIJ’s new Cardiovascular and Thoracic Unit is ecologically kind, too. As part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System’s commitment to sustainable and environmentally responsible healthcare, the unit is registered with the Green Building Certification Institute and has been designed to achieve a Silver rating from LEED, the accepted industry benchmark for sustainable design, green building materials and energy efficiency. Take a tour of the new space at http://www.northshorelij.com/NSLIJ/ media-portal/homepage-videochannel/lij-cardiac-units. The New Standard 11
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