LIJ highly rated for angioplasty survival rate

Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center, located in New Hyde Park, has once again been recognized by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for its angioplasty survival rate.
The recently released report examined angioplasties performed from 2003 to 2005. It looked at risk-adjusted mortality rates, which takes into account how sick the person was at the time of the procedure.
LIJ was the only hospital of the 50 in the state reviewed to be given a double star ranking. That means that its outcomes “were significantly better from a statistical standpoint than the statewide average.” Although this is the fourth year in a row that LIJ has been given the double star, it is the only year that they have been the only hospital to receive it.
“I think that we’ve received this recognition enough years in a row to know how best to manage these patients and we hope to continue doing good work and having successful angioplasty results in the future,” said Dr. Barry Kaplan, the Director of the LIJ Cardiac Catheterization Lab.
During that three-year period, LIJ performed a total of 5,238 angioplasties. Their risk-adjusted mortality rate was .64 percent.
The report also examined more than 300 cardiologists. North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) Director of Interventional Cardiology Dr. Lawrence Y. Ong was one of four of the state’s cardiologists to have superior outcomes.