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Jackson Heart Institute earns 3-star STS rating as board hears increases in cardiac volume and quality gains
Summary
At a Jackson Health System board meeting, trustees heard that the Jackson Heart Institute won a 3-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and that cardiac surgery volume rose sharply after new leadership; board members were also told systemwide quality, financial and HR metrics are trending positively.
The Jackson Health System board heard an update on hospital performance that highlighted a new Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 3-star rating for the Jackson Heart Institute and a large increase in cardiac surgery volume.
A presenter told the board that since joining Jackson, Dr. Harry Malidi — identified in the meeting as the health system’s chief of cardiac surgery, program director of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at the Miami Transplant Institute, and director of the Jackson Heart Institute — has overseen cardiac care across the…
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