Report cards on cardiac surgeons and hospitals

Cardiac Surgery Report Cards

Published: April, 2007

Four states currently publish reports cards for individual cardiac surgeons

Massachusetts

The state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services reports on nine different operations. Heart-related reports that include volume or report cards are available for abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid endarterectomy, coronary artery bypass grafting, and percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty).

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