Hospital Death Rates - lowest & highest mortality rates                                          June 21, 2007 nytimes.com
  The following are the hospitals with the lowest and highest mortality rates for patients treated for heart attacks or heart failure, according to an analysis of about 5,000 hospitals by the Department of Health and Human Services.
  Hospitals With the Lowest Mortality Rates
  California
  Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center Olympia Medical Center, Los Angeles
  Connecticut
  Hartford Hospital St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport
  Delaware
  Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington
  Florida
  Aventura Hospital and Medical Center Bay Medical Center, Panama City Mercy Hospital, Miami Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach
  Illinois
  Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
  Indiana
  Community Hospital, Munster Methodist Hospitals Northlake, Gary St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
  Louisiana
  Willis Knighton Medical Center, Shreveport
  Maine
  Maine Medical Center, Portland
  Maryland
  Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore Suburban Hospital Association, Bethesda
  Massachusetts
  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis Southcoast Hospital Group, Fall River
  Michigan
  Genesys Regional Medical Center, Flint Harper University Hospital, Detroit McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint Providence Hospital, Southfield Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak
  Minnesota
  Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis HealthEast St. John’s Hospital, Maplewood
  Missouri
  Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Liberty Hospital
  New Jersey
  Bayonne Medical Center Hackensack University Medical
  New York
  Beth Israel Medical Center, New York Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn New York-Presbyterian Hospital White Plains Hospital Medical Center
  North Carolina
  Rex Hospital, Raleigh
  Ohio
  Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights Marymount Hospital, Garfield Heights Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton Southwest General Health Center, Middleburg Heights Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren
  Pennsylvania
  Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville
  South Dakota
  Heart Hospital of South Dakota, Sioux Falls
  Texas
  Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Houston
  Washington
  Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Kirkland
  Wisconsin
  St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee
  Hospitals With the Highest Mortality Rates
  Alabama
  Jackson Hospital and Clinic, Montgomery Providence Hospital, Mobile
  Arizona
  Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, Glendale Kingman Regional Medical Center Yuma Regional Medical Center
  Arkansas
  Conway Regional Medical Center Sparks Regional Medical Center, Fort Smith
  California
  Corona Regional Medical Center Lodi Memorial Hospital Mercy Medical Center-Redding St. Joseph’s Medical Center of Stockton Sutter General Hospital, Sacramento Tri-City Medical Center-Oceanside
  Florida
  Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton
  Georgia
  Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon
  Illinois
  Bromenn Healthcare, Normal EHS Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn
  Louisiana
  Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria
  Michigan
  Port Huron Hospital
  Mississippi
  Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg
  Nebraska
  Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk
  New York
  Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn/Queens, Jamaica Kenmore Mercy Hospital Massena Memorial Hospital North Shore University Hospital at Plainview Samaritan Hospital-Troy
  Ohio
  Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth
  Oklahoma
  Claremore Regional Hospital
  Oregon
  Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland Sacred Heart Medical Center, Eugene
  Pennsylvania
  Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, Lehighton
  Tennessee
  Athens Regional Medical Center Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Hardin County General Hospital, Savannah
  Texas
  Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth Christus St. Michael Health Care Center, Texarkana Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene Huguley Health System, Fort Worth
  Virginia
  Danville Regional Medical Center
  Washington
  Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles
  Wisconsin
  St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center-Green Bay |