Health Grades Awards

Excellence at HeartCarle Foundation Hospital has been rated among the top 10 percent in the nation for cardiology services by HealthGrades®, the country's most respected healthcare ratings organization. Additionally, we are the only area hospital to earn five stars for clinical excellence in the treatment of heart failure and atrial fibrillation by HealthGrades in 2008.

HealthGrades provides ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians to consumers, corporations, health plans and hospitals. Millions of consumers and hundreds of the country's largest employers, health plans and hospitals rely on HealthGrades' independent ratings, consulting and products to make healthcare decisions based on quality of care. HealthGrades rankings for virtually every hospital in the country can be accessed at www.healthgrades.com.

Carle Foundation Hospital's high HealthGrades rankings prove that we provide superior cardiac care and have everything you need to survive heart disease and enjoy the highest quality of life. A five-star designation like the one earned by Carle Foundation Hospital indicates that patients admitted to such hospitals have, on average, a significantly higher chance of survival than those treated at one-star hospitals across 27 procedures and conditions analyzed. In fact, if all hospitals performed at the level of five-star rated hospitals, 237,420 Medicare deaths could potentially have been prevented over the three years studied.

Below is a comprehensive list of Carle Foundation Hospital's 2009 HealthGrades ratings:

  • Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Cardiac Services
  • Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery
  • Ranked Among the Top 10% in Illinois for Cardiac Surgery
  • Recipient of the HealthGrades Cardiac Care Excellence Award™
  • Recipient of the HealthGrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™
  • Five-star Rated for Coronary Bypass Surgery
  • Five-star Rated for Treatment of Heart Attack
  • Five-star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure
  • Four Years in a Row, 2006-2009
  • Best in Region for Cardiac Care
The Carle Heart and Vascular Institute is nationally recognized and offers top specialists, the latest technologies and treatments, leading-edge equipment, innovative research, and a compassionate and caring staff.