E X C E L L E N C E I N A D U L T - St.Joseph's Hospital
E X C E L L E N C E I N A D U L T - St.Joseph's Hospital
E X C E L L E N C E I N A D U L T - St.Joseph's Hospital
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# of<br />
cases<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Joseph's</strong> Team Understands That Time is Muscle<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Joseph's</strong> cardiac catheterization team is available 24 hours a day,<br />
7 days a week and is a critical component of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Joseph's</strong> commitment<br />
to expediting care for patients experiencing AMI. Availability<br />
and commitment to meeting the needs of patients has led to a<br />
significant reduction in the time from a patient's presentation to<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Joseph’s Emergency Center to reperfusion. <strong>St</strong>. Joseph’s<br />
catheterization team continues to beat the national "door-toballoon"<br />
standard contributing to improved clinical outcomes.<br />
130<br />
120<br />
110<br />
100<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
1500<br />
1000<br />
* Drug-eluting stents became available in May 2003. Data reflects<br />
May-December stent usage.<br />
Q1 2002<br />
500<br />
0<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Joseph's</strong> Drug-Eluting <strong>St</strong>ent Usage<br />
(as a Percentage of Total <strong>St</strong>ents Used)<br />
Q3 2002<br />
62%<br />
* 2003<br />
2004 2005<br />
Q1 2003<br />
Q3 2003<br />
91%<br />
Q1 2004<br />
Q3 2004<br />
94%<br />
Q1 2005<br />
JCAHO/CMS <strong>St</strong>andard<br />
ACC/AHA STEMI Guideline (2004)<br />
Q3 2005<br />
S T . J O S E P H ’ S H O S P I T A L H E A R T I N S T I T U T E<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Joseph’s <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Median Door-to-Balloon (min)<br />
9