Survey Results for Borgess Medical Center

In the Annual Volume Results column, the lower bar always represents the Coalition's recommended volume and the upper bar always represents the hospital's volume. The actual volume numbers are displayed below the bars.

Click the links in the Treatment Area column to view the survey results for a specific treatment.

Treatment Area

Activity Results

Annual Volume Results

Open Heart Surgery


576 (actual volume)


200 (coalition threshold)

Percutaneous Coronary Interventions


2296 (actual volume)


400 (coalition threshold)

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair


145 (actual volume)


20 (coalition threshold)

Carotid Endarterectomy Surgery


223 (actual volume)


50 (coalition threshold)

Esphagectomy for Cancer Surgery

n/a

Low Birthweight Infants

n/a

Infants with Congenital Anomalies

n/a

Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing

n/a

Hospital Comments

Open Heart Surgery

Participation in Michigan STS BMC2 initiative - Attendance at State Meetings - Use of National Quality Forum and BMC2 indicators for the CQI process - CVA chart audits and reviews at Michigan STS meetings - Phase of Care Mortality Analysis 2005reviewed and discussed at Mortality Roundtable at MI STS annual meeting - Quarterly review of data with cardiac surgeons including National, Regional and Ascension Health - Review of IMA usage statistics and discussion among surgeons - Added custom field to database to document contraindications for use of IMA

Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

Door to Balloon time has been/is a departmental goal for FY 2006 2007. Evaluations of these data are comprised of ongoing review of times among transfer and non transfers. These data reported to Cardiac Leadership as well as CVL and Cardiac Short Stay staff. Validation occurred with registration regarding actual Borgess "Door" time, its location in the record for consistent use. This was initially complete in January 2004 and revised as of August 2006. Began participation in state level Door to balloon time initiative as a Fast Track site since 2005. ETC staff educated regarding the initiative and targets. Data reviewed with Cardiac Short Stay and CVL Staff regarding the target times on a quarterly basis. Measurements began in late 2001 are on going to present. ASA prescribed at discharge: Discharge order sets revised in 2005 to include ASA and/or space to denote contraindications. Data being collected since late 2001, quarterly reports shared among cardiac leadership, Cardiology units and physicians, as well as the Cardiology Quality Improvement Council. Scorecard data for this variable and other Core measures shared monthly at hospital director's council.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Brought to the Department of Surgery Meeting which then instructed Surgical IQC to develop further. Being reviewed by the Surgical Integrated Quality Committee (IQC) in preparation for SCIP. Discussion and planning initiated at the May 23, 2006 meeting.

Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing

Our telemedicine (VICU) system monitors all critical care patients 24/7 and responds to alerts that are triggered by our telemedicine system.