San Antonio Regional Hospital has been named a recipient of Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery™ for two years in a row (2021-2022).  Healthgrades is a leading resource for connecting consumers, physicians, and health systems.  Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 31 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions, including cardiac surgery.

Hospitals that have achieved the Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery award have demonstrated exceptional quality of care.  From 2018-2020, patients treated at hospitals receiving the America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery award have, on average, a 52.8% lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award*.

San Antonio Regional Hospital was also recognized by Healthgrades for the following additional clinical achievements:

• Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™ (2021-2022)

• Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Bypass Surgery (2021-2022)

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPar data for years 2018 through 2020 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.  Due to the highly variable impact of the pandemic on hospital outcomes, Healthgrades made the decision to exclude cases with a COVID-19 diagnosis from the 2020 data in order to preserve the statistical integrity of our models and fairly evaluate clinical outcomes at all hospitals. 
To view the complete methodology, please visit:  https://www.healthgrades.com/quality/ratings-awards/methodology.