Quality Report Card: Acute Myocardial Infarction
What does a measurement about the acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) tell me? Heart Attack, also called Acute Myocardial Infarction, is a life-threatening event that can happen when not enough oxygen reaches the heart. When a heart attack occurs, quick use of aspirin and other treatments can reduce damage to the heart and reduce the chance of death. TRH is a critical part of the life-saving team, and provides emergency stabilization for heart attack patients before they are transferred to regional heart centers. Our emergency care of patients is not included in these measures. Instead, these measures are about patients who were admitted to our hospital for heart attack care (a rare event). Our numbers are small in this area, so sometimes we do not have a large enough sample for meaningful statistical comparisons. However, because the measures are available, we chose to share them on this site.
Key:
| Better Than Average | Near or At Average | Below Average |
No Average Comparison or Too Few Cases |  Leader in the Industry/Scores in Top 10% |
If you have questions about a specific measure, just click on that measure for a brief explanation.
| Measure | Desired Performance | State Average | National Average | TRH Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirin upon arrival | High | 95% | 95% | 100% |
| Aspirin upon discharge | High | 94% | 94% | Too Few Cases |
| ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) given for left ventricular systolic dysfunction | High | 92% | 92% | 100% |
| Adult Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling | High | 100% | 96% | Too Few Cases |
| Beta blocker at discharge | High | 95% | 94% | 100% |
Data in this report card was obtained from the Hospital Quality Alliance (dates included in measurement are Oct. 2008 – Sept. 2009). You may also view quality measures for TRH at
www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov(the Medicare & Medicaid comparison site); www.NCHospitalQuality.org (the North Carolina Hospital Association comparison site); and www.jointcommission.org (our accrediting agency’s comparison site).
Please note that the dates of measurement differ in each web-based report; therefore, scores may vary based upon the reporting period used. This report card was updated in May 2010. The next update will be made in Nov. 2010.
