Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)

A heart attack is called a myocardial infarction. Myocardial means heart muscle, and infarction means an area of tissue death due to lack of blood supply. Heart attacks occur when an artery to the heart (a coronary artery) becomes blocked. A heart attack is a life-and-death emergency. According to the American Heart Association, if a heart attack victim gets to an emergency room fast enough, prompt care dramatically reduces heart damage. Research findings have resulted in detailed practice guidelines covering all phases of heart attack management. However, administrative data do not indicate how quickly the patient began receiving medical treatment.
 

State total in cases: 9,374
State risk-adjusted mortality rate: 7.9%
National risk-adjusted mortality rate: 8.2% (*)

There are 77 hospitals in this table.

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 =  Better than state average
 =  At the state average
 =  Worse than state average
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 State Avg.
 Asotin          
  Clarkston          
Tri-State Memorial Hospital(<5 : )
 Benton          
  Kennewick          
Kennewick General Hospital(52 : 1.6% , 12.8%) (7.2%)
  Richland          
Kadlec Medical Center(349 : 4.2% , 10.1%) (7.1%)
 Chelan          
  Chelan          
Lake Chelan Community Hospital(<5 : )
  Leavenworth          
Cascade Medical Center Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Wenatchee          
Central Washington Hospital(228 : 7.9% , 16.1%) (12.0%)
 Clallam          
  Forks          
Forks Community Hospital(<5 : )
Forks Community Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Port Angeles          
Olympic Medical Center(36 : 4.6% , 17.4%) (11.0%)
 Clark          
  Vancouver          
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital(72 : 4.7% , 14.5%) (9.6%)
Southwest Washington Medical Center(639 : 3.8% , 7.8%) (5.8%)
 Columbia          
  Dayton          
Dayton General Hospital(<5 : )
 Cowlitz          
  Longview          
PeaceHealth Saint John Medical Center(103 : 2.1% , 8.2%) (5.1%)
 Ferry          
  Republic          
Ferry County Memorial Hospital(<5 : )
 Franklin          
  Pasco          
Lourdes Medical Center(11 : )
 Grant          
  Grand Coulee          
Coulee Community Hospital(<5 : )
  Moses Lake          
Samaritan Hospital(17 : )
 Grays Harbor          
  Aberdeen          
Grays Harbor Community Hospital(39 : 1.5% , 11.5%) (6.5%)
  McCleary          
Mark Reed Hospital(<5 : )
 Island          
  Coupeville          
Whidbey General Hospital(37 : 1.0% , 15.5%) (8.3%)
 Jefferson          
  Port Townsend          
Jefferson Hospital(7 : )
 King          
  Auburn          
Auburn Regional Medical Center(115 : 7.3% , 16.1%) (11.7%)
  Bellevue          
Overlake Hospital Medical Center(262 : 3.3% , 11.0%) (7.2%)
  Burien          
Highline Community Hospital(129 : 8.0% , 17.0%) (12.5%)
  Enumclaw          
Enumclaw Community Hospital(14 : )
  Federal Way          
Saint Francis Hospital(140 : 0.0% , 8.5%) (4.2%)
  Kirkland          
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center(214 : 2.4% , 9.3%) (5.9%)
  Redmond          
Group Health Eastside Hospital(28 : )
  Renton          
Valley Medical Center(234 : 5.4% , 12.3%) (8.8%)
  Seattle          
Harborview Medical Center(112 : 4.3% , 11.6%) (8.0%)
Northwest Hospital(186 : 4.0% , 10.9%) (7.5%)
Swedish Medical Center(50 : 3.1% , 11.2%) (7.2%)
Swedish Providence Medical Center(398 : 7.6% , 13.2%) (10.4%)
University Of Washington Medical Center(105 : 3.5% , 14.1%) (8.8%)
Virginia Mason Medical Center(276 : 3.7% , 9.7%) (6.7%)
 Kitsap          
  Bremerton          
Harrison Memorial Hospital(430 : 4.8% , 9.6%) (7.2%)
 Kittitas          
  Ellensburg          
Kittitas Valley Hospital(10 : )
 Klickitat          
  Goldendale          
Klickitat Valley Hospital(8 : )
  White Salmon          
Skyline Hospital(<5 : )
Skyline Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Lewis          
  Centralia          
Providence Centralia Hospital(43 : 0.0% , 9.1%) (3.6%)
 Mason          
  Shelton          
Mason General Hospital(8 : )
 Okanogan          
  Brewster          
Okanogan-Douglas Hospital(<5 : )
  Omak          
Mid-Valley Hospital(7 : )
  Tonasket          
North Valley Hospital(<5 : )
North Valley Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Pacific          
  Ilwaco          
Ocean Beach Hospital(14 : )
  South Bend          
Willapa Harbor Hospital(<5 : )
 Pend Oreille          
  Newport          
Newport Community Hospital(<5 : )
 Pierce          
  Puyallup          
Good Samaritan Hospital(233 : 6.0% , 11.3%) (8.7%)
  Tacoma          
Saint Clare Hospital(56 : 1.2% , 9.2%) (5.2%)
Saint Joseph Medical Center(515 : 5.3% , 9.5%) (7.4%)
Tacoma General Hospital(261 : 10.0% , 16.7%) (13.3%)
 Skagit          
  Anacortes          
Island Hospital(15 : )
  Mt Vernon          
Skagit Valley Hospital(162 : 4.9% , 14.3%) (9.6%)
  Sedro Wolley          
United General Hospital(<5 : )
 Snohomish          
  Arlington          
Cascade Valley Hospital(16 : )
  Edmonds          
Stevens Healthcare(157 : 3.3% , 10.6%) (7.0%)
  Everett          
Providence Everett Medical Center(717 : 4.6% , 8.3%) (6.5%)
  Monroe          
Valley General Hospital(8 : )
 Spokane          
  Deer Park          
Deer Park Hospital(<5 : )
  Spokane          
Deaconess Medical Center(398 : 2.5% , 8.1%) (5.3%)
Holy Family Hospital(114 : 5.2% , 12.8%) (9.0%)
Sacred Heart Medical Center(680 : 6.4% , 10.6%) (8.5%)
Valley Hospital and Medical Center(21 : )
 Stevens          
  Chewelah          
Saint Joseph's Hospital(5 : )
  Colville          
Mount Carmel Hospital(7 : )
 Thurston          
  Olympia          
Capital Medical Center(39 : 0.0% , 16.5%) (5.1%)
Providence Saint Peter Hospital(666 : 5.2% , 10.2%) (7.7%)
 Walla Walla          
  Walla Walla          
Saint Mary Medical Center(36 : 7.4% , 19.2%) (13.3%)
Walla Walla General Hospital(13 : )
 Whatcom          
  Bellingham          
Saint Joseph Hospital(341 : 7.1% , 13.2%) (10.2%)
 Whitman          
  Colfax          
Whitman Hospital & Medical Center(8 : )
  Pullman          
Pullman Regional Hospital(<5 : )
 Yakima          
  Toppenish          
Toppenish Community Hospital(<5 : )
  Yakima          
Yakima Regional Medical & Heart Center(304 : 2.5% , 10.0%) (6.3%)
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital(188 : 9.2% , 17.2%) (13.2%)


*Source of national risk-adjusted mortality rate: National Quality Indicators - 2004 national statistics -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
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