Heart Attack Care
A Heart Attack, also called Myocardial Infarction; MI; Acute MI, occurs when an area of
heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area.
* MSHA and facility data are for the period from October 2011 - September 2012. National average and state average data are for the most recently published period of January 2011- December 2011. The national average and state average data are provided by Hospital Compare, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which reports results from hospitals submitting data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). |