Healthgrades recently released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for cardiac surgery, including three in Michigan.
The rankings recognize hospitals that deliver superior patient outcomes in heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery.
Read more on the publication's ranking methodology here.
Here are the leaders of the Michigan hospitals and health systems that were included in the rankings:
- Veronica Hall, RN, president
- Gwen Gnam, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services
- John Deledda, MD, chief medical officer
- Ed Pollack, MD, chief quality officer
McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey)
- Gar Atchison, president and CEO
- John Kennedy, MD, chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs
- David Monan, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient services
- Michael Prusaitis, CFO
Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids)
- Darryl Elmouchi, MD, president
- Josh Kooistra, DO, senior vice president and chief medical officer, hospital care
- Shawn Ulreich, MSN, RN, senior vice president, clinical operations and chief nurse executive