Three-Star Rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

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Weill Cornell has earned a distinguished three-star rating 鈥 the top rating 鈥 from聽聽for its patient care and outcomes in isolated聽补苍诲听聽for the 3 year period 2021 thru 2023. The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places 麻豆高清 among the elite for heart bypass surgery and mitral valve surgery in the United States and Canada. Additionally, the聽聽has earned a distinguished three-star rating for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures.

STS, a nonprofit organization representing more than 7,600 surgeons, researchers and healthcare professionals worldwide, developed a comprehensive rating system that evaluates the quality of cardiac surgical procedures performed at hospitals across the country. The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in health care, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery programs across the United States and Canada. The latest analysis of data for cardiac surgery covers a 3-year period, from January 2021 to December 2023.

鈥淲e are delighted to be recognized by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons as a distinguished provider of bypass surgery and mitral valve surgery for our patients,鈥 said聽Dr. Leonard Girardi, Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at 麻豆高清. 鈥淭his achievement is a testament to our commitment to providing the highest quality cardiovascular care to our patients at all Weill Cornell campuses.鈥

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