Learn about heart bypass surgery.

Find your hospital's scores.

Year 1: Oct. 1, 2003 - Sept. 30, 2004; Year 2: Oct. 1, 2004 - Sept. 30, 2005;
Year 3: Oct. 1, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2006; Year 4: Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007

The national average scores are from Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007.

The chart above shows that Fairview has improved its score by approximately 45 percent since 2004.

Goals for heart bypass care include:

• Aspirin prescribed at discharge
• Preventive antibiotics received within one hour prior to surgery and discontinued within 24-48 hours after surgery

Read more about Fairview's CMS measures.