Portsmouth Regional Hospital receives 3-star rating: Seacoast health news

Portsmouth Regional Hospital recognized for world-class cardiac surgery

PORTSMOUTH –  HCA New England Healthcare’s two leading cardiac care providers have earned the top rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons for patient care and outcomes in bypass surgery and in a new multi-procedure category. The STS is a non-profit organization representing cardiac professionals worldwide to help ensure the best possible outcomes in heart, lung, esophagus and other surgical procedures in the chest.

Catholic Medical Center and Portsmouth Regional Hospital were both awarded the distinguished three-star rating from The STS for patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures, also known as bypass surgery.

Both hospitals also received three-star rating from STS in its new multi-procedural category.  The recognition is based on a composite metric encompassing the most common adult cardiac procedures, providing the most comprehensive information about overall program performance.

The three-star rating, which is the highest possible quality rating, places the hospitals among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the U.S. and Canada.

The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in healthcare, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery programs. The star rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by an STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participant.

Approximately 20% of participants receive the three-star rating for bypass surgery. The latest analysis of data for bypass surgery covers a three-year period, from January 2022 through December 2024.

Prostate Cancer Support Group of New Hampshire announces June meeting

The Prostate Cancer Support Group of New Hampshire announces its monthly meeting for June to occur on Wednesday June 11, from 6-8 p.m. via  Zoom only.  The meeting will feature ample time for all participants to share their trials and their triumphs facing challenges of prostate cancer and its treatments.  There will also be discussions of desired topics for the coming third full year of the group for its 2025 -2026 year.     

A summer barbeque picnic party at Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton is scheduled for July 12.  The group encourages families, children, grandchildren or anyone else who likes burgers and watermelon to come.  Maybe playing or watching families enjoy baseball, frisbee, and lawn games is your thing, or a rest on the beach and the pond for swimming, boating, and fishing.

To let the group know if you can attend, or if you want the Zoom link for the June meeting, send an email to dbraiterman@outlook.com.