OhioHealth Earns Top National Rating for Interventional Cardiology Care

Key Takeaways:

• OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital and OhioHealth Marion General Hospital earned the ACC’s highest four-star Quality of Care Composite rating, placing them among just 11 hospitals statewide.
• Based on OhioHealth’s analysis of publicly reported ACC data, Riverside Methodist ranked first in Ohio and 14th nationally for PCI volume and was the only hospital among the 20 highest-volume hospitals to earn four stars.
• OhioHealth’s cardiac care connects EMS, emergency departments and hospital teams to support patients from early recognition through recovery, keeping coordinated care close to home.

OhioHealth's Interventional Cardiology Program has earned top honors in the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) latest Quality of Care Composite data. OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital and OhioHealth Marion General Hospital are among just 11 hospitals in the state to achieve this four-star designation, placing both hospitals among a select group of Ohio hospitals earning the ACC’s highest Quality of Care Composite rating.

Based on an OhioHealth analysis of ACC’s publicly reported data, Riverside Methodist had the highest PCI volume among publicly reporting hospitals in Ohio and ranked 14th in volume nationally. Among the 20 highest-volume hospitals in the publicly reported ACC data, Riverside Methodist was the only hospital to earn a four-star Quality of Care Composite rating.

This distinction demonstrates the ability to maintain exceptional quality outcomes while operating one of the busiest PCI programs in the country.

Across the seven OhioHealth hospitals, the average Quality of Care Composite score was 87.97, compared with 86.15 among other reporting Ohio hospitals.

“This recognizes quality of an institution for its ability to provide care to patients with heart disease specifically those who need interventions for heart attacks or coronary artery disease,” Arash Arshi, MD, OhioHealth interventional cardiologist said. “This is not a popularity contest, this is not something that’s based on an institution’s reputation, it’s completely an objective score that takes into account important things to patients.”

Those important factors include the risk of death, major bleeding or kidney complications associated with a procedure, as well as whether patients are prescribed the appropriate medications.

The Quality-of-Care Composite measures a range of clinical outcomes and processes tied to interventional cardiology, giving patients and providers a trusted benchmark for evaluating cardiac care quality nationwide. Achieving a top rating while also maintaining high patient volume underscores OhioHealth's ability to deliver both accessible and exceptional heart care to the communities it serves.

“This is really a global team effort,” Dr. Arshi said. “The care that we provide doesn’t just begin with us in the Cath Lab taking care of a patient with a heart attack; it really starts with early recognition. The first responders, EMS, are right there on the scene. They recognized and make the diagnosis, and we work in a great partnership with multiple EMS teams. We review cases together; we have education seminars together, so we really work as a partnership.”

Emergency department teams across the system are also on the front lines, providing excellent care before patients transition to other hospital care teams that support them throughout their recovery.

“It’s kind of a linear progression of their care, and it has to be done as a partnership,” Dr. Arshi said.

For patients across central Ohio, this milestone means added confidence that when timely, high-quality cardiac intervention is needed, OhioHealth teams are prepared to deliver care that meets the highest national standards. As heart disease remains a leading health concern across the state, this achievement reinforces the organization’s commitment to keeping expert, compassionate cardiac care close to home.

“This specific recognition is important for those who have symptomatic heart disease. We focus so much on preventative care. We really emphasize taking care of risk factors: managing your blood pressure, your blood sugar, cholesterol, not smoking, developing good healthy habits. But even with the best preventative care, patients still suffer from heart disease. It’s such a common medical problem,” Dr. Arshi said.

He said patients can take comfort in knowing they will receive high-quality, efficient care close to home as OhioHealth continues investing in its cardiovascular services and experts to meet the needs of patients across the state.

For more information about the ACC data report, click here.