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A heart attack is called a myocardial infarction. Myocardial means heart muscle, and infarction means an area of tissue death due to lack of blood supply. Heart attacks occur when an artery to the heart (a coronary artery) becomes blocked. A heart attack is a life-and-death emergency. According to the American Heart Association, if a heart attack victim gets to an emergency room fast enough, prompt care dramatically reduces heart damage. Research findings have resulted in detailed practice guidelines covering all phases of heart attack management. However, administrative data do not indicate how quickly the patient began receiving medical treatment.		Interpreting this table instructions Better than state average At the state average Worse than state average
2001 Mortality in Colorado hospitals

City	Facility	Group	Cases	Number of deaths	observed mortalty rate	expected mortality rate	Risk-adjusted mortality rate (RAMR)	95% confidence interval for RAMR	star rating 2001
STATE TOTAL			7,186	488	6.8%	—	9.0%	—	—
Alamosa	San Luis Valley Regional Med. Cntr.		19	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aspen	Aspen Valley Hosp.		16	—	—	—	—	—	—
Boulder	Boulder Community Hosp.		226	11	4.9%	5.8%	7.5%	(4.2%,10.9%)
Brush	East Morgan County Hosp.		6	—	—	—	—	—	—
Burlington	Kit Karson Mem. Library		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Canon City	Saint Thomas More Hosp.	Centura	23	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cheyenne Wells	Keefe Mem. Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Colorado Spgs.	Mem. Hosp.		351	14	4.0%	4.3%	8.4%	(5.7%,11.1%)
Colorado Spgs.	Penrose Community Hosp.	Centura	less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Colorado Spgs.	Penrose Hosp.	Centura	496	25	5.0%	5.1%	8.9%	(6.6%,11.1%)
Cortez	Southwest Mem. Hosp.		40	12	30.0%	11.8%	22.8%	(14.8%,30.8%)
Craig	Mem. Hosp.		15
Delta	Delta County Mem. Hosp.		31	4	12.9%	11.1%	10.4%	(1.3%,19.5%)
Denver Metro
Denver	The Childrens Hosp.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Denver	Denver Health Med. Cntr.		86	3	3.5%	4.0%	7.9%	(2.5%,13.4%)
Littleton	Littleton Adventist Hosp.	Centura	79	8	10.1%	27.4%	3.3%	(0.0%,9.0%)
Wheat Ridge	Lutheran Med.l Cntr.	Exempla	489	30	6.1%	6.0%	9.2%	(6.9%,11.5%)
Aurora	The Med. Cntr. of Aurora - South Campus	HealthONE	536	29	5.4%	5.6%	8.7%	(6.5%,10.9%)
Thornton	North Suburban Med. Cntr.	HealthONE	36	6	16.7%	10.0%	15.0%	(6.6%,23.4%)
Brighton	Platte Valley Med. Cntr.		19	—	—	—	—	—	—
Denver	Porter Adventist Hosp.	Centura	468	32	6.8%	7.1%	8.7%	(6.4%,11.0%)
Denver	Presbyterian Saint Lukes Med. Cntr.	HealthONE	233	14	6.0%	5.8%	9.4%	(6.1%,12.7%)
Denver	Rose Med. Cntr.		279	18	6.5%	13.3%	4.4%	(1.3%,7.4%)
Denver	Saint Anthony Central Hosp.	Centura	528	35	6.6%	6.3%	9.4%	(7.2%,11.6%)
Westminister	Saint Anthony North Hosp.	Centura	87	10	11.5%	9.5%	10.8%	5.4%,16.3%)
Denver	Saint Joseph Hosp.	Exempla	588	26	4.4%	6.5%	6.1%	(4.0%,8.2%)
Englewood	Swedish Med. Cntr.		300	25	8.3%	7.5%	10.0%	(7.0%,12.9%)
Denver	University Hosp.		175	12	6.9%	7.9%	7.8%	(3.9%,11.6%)
Durango	Mercy Med. Cntr.		44	1	2.3%	4.6%	4.4%	(0.0%,12.0%)
Eads	Weisbrod Mem. County Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Estes Park	Estes Park Med. Cntr.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fort Collins	Poudre Valley Hosp.		354	23	6.5%	5.7%	10.3%	(7.6%,13.0%)
Fort Morgan	Colorado Plains Med. Cntr.		7	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fruita	The Family Health West		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Glenwood Spgs.A91	Valley View Hosp.		16	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grand Junction	Community Hosp.		20	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grand Junction	Hilltop Rehablitation Cntr.
Grand Junction	Saint Marys Hosp. and Med. Cntr.		440	29	6.6%	5.7%	10.5%	(8.1%,12.9%)
Greeley	North Colorado Med. Cntr.		356	16	4.5%	4.9%	8.3%	5.6%,11.0%)
Gunnison	Gunnison Valley Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Holyoke	Melissa Memorial Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hugo	Lincoln Community Hosp.		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Julesburg	Sedgwick County Mem. Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Jara	Conejos County Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Junta	Arkansas Valley Regional Med. Cntr.		38	4	10.5%	17.1%	5.5%	(0.0%,13.7%)
Lamar	Prowers Med. Cntr.		10	—	—	—	—	—	—
Leadville	Saint Vincent Gen. Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Longmont	Longmont United Hosp.		90	5	5.6%	5.2%	9.5%	(4.2%,14.9%)
Louisville	Avista Adventist Hosp.	Centura	less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Loveland	McKee Med. Cntr.		73	7	9.6%	11.8%	7.3%	(1.4%,13.2%)
Meeker	Pioneers Hosp. of Rio Blanco		5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montrose	Montrose Memorial Hosp.		39	3	7.7%	7.4%	9.4%	(1.3%,17.5%)
Pueblo	Parkview Med. Cntr.		370	22	5.9%	5.4%	9.9%	7.3%,12.6%)
Pueblo	Saint Mary Corwin Med. Cntr.	Centura	102	19	18.6%	13.4%	12.5%	(7.5%,17.5%)
Rifle	Grand River Hosp. Dist.		10	—	—	—	—	—	—
Salida	Heart of the Rockies Regional Med. Cntr.		10	—	—	—	—	—	—
Springfield	Southeast Colorado Hosp.		5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Steamboat Spgs.	Yampa Valley Med. Cntr.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sterling	Sterling Regional MedCntr.		15	—	—	—	—	—	—
Trinidad	Mount San Rafael Hosp.		17	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vail	Vail Valley Med. Cntr.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Walsenberg	Huerfano Med. Cntr.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wray	The Wray Community District Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yuma	Yuma District Hosp.		less than 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
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