Bayonet Point named among nation's Top 50 Heart Hospitals

Hudson, FL – HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital has been recognized for a seventh time as One of the Nation’s Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals® and the only Florida hospital to make the Top 20 Cardiovascular Teaching Hospitals list, according to an independent quality analysis from Premier, Inc.

“This is the seventh straight year that Bayonet Point Hospital has been recognized as one of the top hospitals for patients needing cardiovascular care.  We are one of four Florida hospitals that made the list and the only cardiovascular teaching hospital,” explained hospital CEO Sally Seymour.  “Heart disease remains the number one cause of death for men and women and our team is committed to providing high quality, evidence-based care which results in better patient outcomes.”

To create the list, an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top cardiovascular hospitals in the United States. The primary purpose of Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals program is to inspire hospital and health system leaders to pursue higher performance and deliver added value to patients and communities. Organizations do not apply to participate in the study, and award winners do not pay to market their honor.

Performance of Facilities on Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals Program List

This year, based on comparisons between the study’s top performers and a peer group of similar hospitals, the analysis found that the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals delivered better outcomes while operating more efficiently and with up to nearly $7,000 less in total costs per patient case. Compared to their peers, this year’s top performers had:

• 25 percent fewer acute myocardial infarction (AMI) deaths and 66 percent fewer coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) deaths.
• 30 percent fewer percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and 19 percent fewer CABG patients with complications.
• Higher 30-day survival rates for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF) and CABG patients (0.4 to 1.2 percentage points higher).
• Lower 30-day readmission rates for AMI, HF and CABG patients (0.2 to 0.5 percentage points lower).
• Shorter average lengths of stay between patient groups – 0.5 for AMI, 0.4 for HF, 0.3 for PCI and one full day for CABG.
• $1,386 to $6,974 less in total costs per patient case (the smallest dollar-amount difference was for HF and the largest was for CABG).
• A better patient experience at top performing hospitals compared to the remaining peer hospitals, with a top-box Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score of 72 percent versus 68 percent.

These outcomes add up to meaningful differences. According to the study’s analysis, if all hospitals operated at the level of this year’s top performers, there could potentially be 14,000 fewer deaths due to heart disease, 28,600 fewer bypass and angioplasty patients who suffer complications, and more than $1.5 billion in inpatient costs saved for the 2025 study year. 

This analysis is based on Medicare patients included in this study. If the same standards were applied to all inpatients, the impact could have been even greater.

“Heart disease is America’s leading cause of death, affecting roughly 127.9 million Americans and costing about $252 billion,” said David Zito, Premier’s President, Performance Services. “As hospitals and health systems strive for continuous improvement in cardiovascular care, data-driven insights and transformational strategies are vital for ensuring patient-centric care aligned with optimized financial and operational performance. Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals program helps hospitals evaluate national cardiovascular disease trends and develop strategies to deliver targeted, evidence-based care.”