Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital Recognized

TYLER — Officials with Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics announced that the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital has received a three-star rating for isolated coronary artery bypass (CAB) and aortic valve replacement (AVR). Of the 1,014 hospitals reporting data to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), 14% received a three-star rating for CAB and 3.2% for AVR procedures from the STS National Database. The rating places all cardiac surgical procedures performed at the heart hospital for one year ending December 30, 2011, in the top 15 percent of cardiothoracic programs that submitted data. The Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital is located on the campus of Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler.

“As we near the opening of the completed Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital later this year, this is very welcome news,” said John McGreevy, CEO, Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital. “We are grateful to the Owen family for their generosity to build the region’s first freestanding heart hospital and the STS report reinforces that we have committed to honoring their support by doing the best job we can for our heart patients.”