TMC Cardiac Services lauded by HealthGrades

For the second year, Texoma Medical Center has been rated among the best in Texas for its Overall Cardiac Services and has received a five-star rating for Cardiac Interventional Procedures according to a study by HealthGrades(R) , the leading independent healthcare quality company. Cardiac Interventional Procedures include angioplasty, stents and atherectomy. The 2004 ratings were released by HealthGrades on September 22. "Our focus is to provide the region with the best care possible," said Nancy Pike, THCS Vice President of Professional and Ambulatory Services. "To have an independent study validate our efforts is especially gratifying. This is a credit to the everyday efforts of our physicians, nurses, and staff, and is important information for area residents who seek and deserve the highest quality of care." HealthGrades developed the study and ratings information to help consumers understand the difference in care from hospital to hospital. The ratings are available free to consumers at www.healthgrades.com . The hospital quality ratings are compiled annually using three years of the most currently available Medicare patient data licensed from the federal government's Centers -more- Pg. 2, TMC Cardiac Services lauded by HealthGrades for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the Department of Health and Human Services. To create its ratings system, HealthGrades compares the actual and predicted mortality or complication rates for specific procedures and diagnoses. HealthGrades then assigns a one-, three- or five-star rating for performance level. The data is risk-adjusted to ensure that hospitals are compared equitably, regardless of the severity of their patient populations. A five-star rating indicates performance better than expected and among the best in the nation. Based on these recent ratings provided by HealthGrades, Money(R) Magazine has listed Texoma Medical Center and three TMC cardiologists in the Fall 2003 Special Edition entitled The Best HealthCare for Your Family. Mario Bonilla, M.D., Mukesh Sheth, M.D., Aravind Gangasani, M.D. and Srinivas Reddy, M.D. were submitted to Money(R) Magazine as physicians with the largest volume in the Great Plains region. These physicians are members of the Texoma Heart Group. Their office is located at 1014 Memorial Drive, Suite G8 in Denison and can be reached by calling (903) 465-3624. For more information on Texoma Medical Center, call (903) 416-4000.