Premier Announces the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals®

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), today announced the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals^® with the full list of recognized hospitals published in Fortune^®.

To create the list, an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top cardiovascular hospitals in the United States. The primary purpose of Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals program is to inspire hospital and health system leaders to pursue higher performance and deliver added value to patients and communities. Organizations do not apply to participate in the study, and award winners do not pay to market their honor.

Performance of Facilities on Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals Program List

This year, based on comparisons between the study’s top performers and a peer group of similar hospitals, the analysis found that the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently and up to nearly $7,000 less in total costs per patient case. Compared to their peers, this year’s top performers had:

• 25 percent fewer acute myocardial infarction (AMI) deaths and 66 percent fewer coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) deaths.
• 30 percent fewer percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and 19 percent fewer CABG patients with complications.
• Higher 30-day survival rates for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF) and CABG patients (0.4 to 1.2 percentage points higher).
• Lower 30-day readmission rates for AMI, HF and CABG patients (0.2 to 0.5 percentage points lower).
• Shorter average lengths of stay between patient groups – 0.5 for AMI, 0.4 for HF, 0.3 for PCI and one full day for CABG.
• $1,386 to $6,974 less in total costs per patient case (the smallest dollar-amount difference was for HF and the largest was for CABG).
• A better patient experience at top performing hospitals compared to the remaining peer hospitals, with a top-box Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score of 72 percent versus 68 percent.

These outcomes add up to meaningful differences. According to the study’s analysis, if all hospitals operated at the level of this year’s top performers, there could potentially be 14,000 fewer deaths due to heart disease, 28,600 fewer bypass and angioplasty patients who suffer complications, and more than $1.5 billion in inpatient costs saved for the 2025 study year.

This analysis is based on Medicare patients included in this study. If the same standards were applied to all inpatients, the impact could have been even greater.

“Heart disease is America’s leading cause of death, affecting roughly 127.9 million Americans and costing about $252 billion,” said David Zito, Premier’s President, Performance Services. “As hospitals and health systems strive for continuous improvement in cardiovascular care, data-driven insights and transformational strategies are vital for ensuring patient-centric care aligned with optimized financial and operational performance. Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals program helps hospitals evaluate national cardiovascular disease trends and develop strategies to deliver targeted, evidence-based care.”

Methodology for the Rankings

Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study is based on quantitative research that uses a balanced scorecard approach, based on publicly available data, to identify the top cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S. The program focuses on short-term, acute care, nonfederal U.S. hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of cardiology patients. It includes patients requiring medical management, as well as those who receive invasive or surgical procedures. Because multiple measures are used, a hospital must provide all forms of cardiovascular care, including open heart surgery, to be included in the study. Each patient group is mutually exclusive by design.

Eligible hospitals are ranked for performance across four measurement grouping areas:

HOSPITAL MEASURE DOMAINS:
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Performance	There are six AMI measures used in the scorecard. Measures include risk-adjusted inpatient mortality, 30-day mortality, 30-day readmissions, severity-adjusted length of stay, wage- and severity-adjusted average cost per case and 30-day episode payment.
Heart failure (HF) Performance	There are six HF measures used in the scorecard. Measures include risk-adjusted inpatient mortality, 30-day mortality, 30-day readmissions, severity-adjusted length of stay, wage- and severity-adjusted average cost per case and 30-day episode payment.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) Performance	There are six CABG measures used in the scorecard. Measures include risk-adjusted inpatient mortality, risk adjusted complications, 30-day mortality, 30-day readmissions, severity-adjusted length of stay, and wage- and severity-adjusted average cost per case.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) Performance	There are four PCI measures used in the scorecard. Measures include risk-adjusted inpatient mortality, risk-adjusted complications, severity-adjusted length of stay, and wage- and severity-adjusted average cost per case.

All research was based on the following public data sets: Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) data, and Care Compare data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare website.

Final rank is determined based on performance for all individual measures. Hospitals are ranked within three separate peer groups: teaching hospitals with cardiovascular residency programs (20 top performing facilities), teaching hospitals without cardiovascular residency programs (20 top performing facilities) and community hospitals (10 top performing facilities).

About Premier

Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, providing solutions to two-thirds of all healthcare providers in the U.S. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers, payers and policymakers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier offers integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, consulting and other services in service of our mission to improve the health of communities. Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com; as well as X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Premier’s blog for more information about the company.

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Premier, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements

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FAQ

What cost savings did Premier (PINC) report for top cardiovascular hospitals?

Premier reported that top performing hospitals achieved $1,386 to $6,974 less in total costs per patient case, with the largest savings in CABG procedures and smallest in heart failure cases.

How much better were mortality rates at Premier's (PINC) top cardiovascular hospitals?

Top hospitals showed 25% fewer acute myocardial infarction (AMI) deaths and 66% fewer coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) deaths compared to their peers.

What potential industry-wide savings did Premier (PINC) project from the study?

Premier projected potential savings of more than $1.5 billion in inpatient costs for the 2025 study year if all hospitals operated at the level of top performers.

How were hospitals selected for Premier's (PINC) Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals list?

Hospitals were selected through objective analysis of public data using a balanced scorecard approach, evaluating performance across AMI, heart failure, CABG, and PCI metrics. Hospitals did not apply or pay to participate.

What were the patient outcome improvements in Premier's (PINC) top cardiovascular hospitals?

Top hospitals achieved 30% fewer PCI complications, 19% fewer CABG complications, higher 30-day survival rates (0.4-1.2 percentage points), and lower readmission rates (0.2-0.5 percentage points).