Penn Heart and Vascular

Quality & Outcomes

Letter from Heart & Vascular Chiefs

"We are pleased to present a summary of surgical, medical and interventional outcomes, as well as clinical research activity and patient volumes. You will also find information on innovative technologies and new approaches to cardiovascular interventions developed or improved at Penn Medicine.

The theme of this year’s report is “Collaboration”- — an approach to care that is longstanding at the Penn Heart & Vascular Center. Reports suggest a correlation between the quality of physician teamwork within an institution and patient safety and outcomes. The variety of procedures performed, the number of disciplines involved, patient volume and an institution’s physical design are all important factors in the achievement of collaboration.

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Penn Heart & Vascular 2011 Clinical Activity Report

Penn Medicine's cardiac and vascular quality and outcomes data is part of an ongoing effort to increase the level of transparency around quality data and to help our patients make informed decisions about their health care.

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The Penn Heart & Vascular Center has consistently expanded the diversity of its surgical procedures through research, technical innovations and skills developed in-house.

In 2010, nearly 18,000 heart and vascular procedures were performed at Penn. In fact, the Penn Heart & Vascular Center is comprised of 11 separate clinical disciplines within the Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. This center was purposely designed to provide an integrated approach to patient care, making collaboration an appropriate theme for the 2011 Clinical Activity Report.

We hope this report is informative and useful as you make critical decisions about your patients and their care. We are confident that at Penn you’ll discover a range and quality of clinical services, innovative technologies and breakthrough research that surpass those anywhere else in the region.

At the Penn Heart & Vascular Center, you’ll find a unique commitment to partnership. Our team is dedicated to the pursuit of medical, surgical and scientific excellence.

Finally, we hope you’ll recognize that what is extraordinary about the Penn Heart & Vascular Center is the way each of its parts connects to the others to create breadth and excellence."

Sincerely,

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