The Cardiac Surgery Program at University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center (UM PGHC) continues its successful track record, earning the highest rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for the quality of the hospital’s Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) procedure for the last three out of four reporting periods. CABG (often referred to as “cabbage”) is the most common type of open heart surgery, improving blood flow to the heart by bypassing clogged arteries.
UM PGHC’s Cardiac Surgery Program received a “3-star” rating from STS, which is the highest available rating and achieved by only 12 to15 percent of the 1,054 hospitals ranked nationwide during the most recent reporting period, January through December 2017. In addition to earning this high quality rating, the program has also achieved consistently high patient satisfaction scores and a shorter than average hospital stay.
“Since re-launching the program in 2014 we have seen tremendous success serving the cardiac surgery needs of area residents who previously needed to seek care elsewhere,” said Jamie Brown, Md., a cardiothoracic surgeon who serves as director of cardiac surgery at UM PGHC and Associate Professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. “We have been able to provide life-saving and life-enhancing care to many patients, performing more than 300 procedures. This recognition by STS reflects the skilled team of professionals committed to serving our patients close to their homes in Prince George’s County and the surrounding area.”
Cardiac surgery is one of several marquis programs currently at UM Prince George’s Hospital Center included in a comprehensive range of advanced clinical services to be offered at the new UM Capital Region Medical Center, which is under construction in Largo, Md. and expected to open in 2021.
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