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Physicians Regional Healthcare System’s cardiac surgery program recently earned a distinguished three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting procedures. The three-star rating, which is the highest category for quality, places Physicians Regional among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the United States.

The top designation from STS, a national accreditation body for all cardiothoracic surgery programs in the country, comes just a year after establishing the heart surgery program in June 2020 with the addition of cardiothoracic surgeons, Drs. Dennis Stapleton and Scot Schultz.

The score is based on a variety of quality metrics surrounding patient outcomes, including low mortality and complication rates and other indicators. Only 6%, or 56 of 917 cardiac surgery programs nationwide, earned the distinction for bypass procedures.

Prior to launching the cardiothoracic program, Physicians Regional completed a multimilliondollar facility renovation that included two new cardiac operating rooms, three new cardiac cath labs, and specialized intensive care beds for preprocedure and post-procedure cardiac care.

Physicians Regional Healthcare Systems 6101 Pine Ridge Rd., Naples, FL 34119 (239) 348-4221 PhysiciansRegionalCardiacCare.com