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What is balloon angioplasty (PTCA)?*
Balloon angioplasty is also known as angioplasty, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or coronary artery balloon dilation. During this procedure, a catheter-guided balloon is used to open a narrowed coronary artery. A stent (a wire-mesh tube that expands to hold the artery open) is usually placed at the narrowed section during angioplasty. Angioplasty with stent placement has become the first choice of treatment for heart attack if it can be performed in a timely manner and is a common procedure in large medical centers in the United States.
For additional information on balloon angioplasty.
*Adapted with permission from Healthwise® Knowledgebase, © 1995-2006 Healthwise, Incorporated, P.O. Box 1989, Boise, Idaho 83701. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The following display shows the death rate for each hospital. Each hospital is compared to the state death rate. If the death rate is significantly lower that the state death rate, the hospital is displayed as “Better than Average.” If the death rate is not significantly different from the state death rate, the hospital is displayed as “Average.” If the death rate is significantly higher than the state death rate, the hospital is displayed as “Worse than Average.” Hospitals with less than 30 cases are displayed as “Too few cases.” Hospitals with no cases are displayed as “No Cases.” Within each category, hospitals are listed in alphabetical order, not order of performance.
State death rate: 1.3%
Balloon angioplasty death rate, 2006
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Average
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Adventist Medical Center
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (Corvallis)
Legacy Emanuel Hospital
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center
Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
Merle West Medical Center
OHSU Hospital
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Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Rogue Valley Medical Center
Sacred Heart Medical Center
Salem Hospital
St. Charles Medical Center (Bend)
Tuality Healthcare
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Worse than average
N/A
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No cases
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Ashland Community Hospital
Bay Area Hospital
Blue Mountain Hospital
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Coquille Valley Hospital
Cottage Grove Hospital
Curry General Hospital
Good Shepherd Medical Center
Grande Ronde Hospital
Harney District
Holy Rosary Medical Center
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Lake District
Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center
Lower Umpqua Hospital
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center
Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Peace Harbor Hospital
Pioneer Memorial Hospital (Heppner)
Pioneer Memorial Hospital (Prineville)
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Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Providence Medford Medical Center
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Providence Newberg Hospital
Providence Seaside Hospital
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital
Santiam Memorial Hospital
Silverton Hospital
Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center
St. Anthony Hospital
St. Charles Medical Center (Redmond)
St. Elizabeth Health Services
Three Rivers Community Hospital and Health Center
Tillamook County General Hospital
Wallowa Memorial Hospital
West Valley Community Hospital
Willamette Falls Hospital
Willamette Valley Medical Center
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