Our patients are released home an average of 2 days faster* (when compared to the national average of 7 days) after they have undergone heart bypass surgery. This fast recovery is due to many factors, but a major one includes the expertise of the UF Health cardiothoracic surgeons who routinely perform advanced heart procedures and have built a procedural system proven to deliver results that exceed national standards.
Shorter Hospital Stay Means You Get Home Faster
Getting home quickly post-surgery is so important to patients and their families. No one wants to stay in the hospital longer than they have to, especially after an intense surgical procedure like heart surgery.
Our patients are released home an average of 2 days faster* (when compared to the national average of 7 days) after they have undergone heart bypass surgery. This fast recovery is due to many factors, but a major one includes the expertise of the UF Health cardiothoracic surgeons who routinely perform advanced heart procedures and have built a procedural system proven to deliver results that exceed national standards.
In addition, we believe it takes an entire team of experts to get our patients back to home life quicker. In addition to the UF Health cardiothoracic surgeons, our post-surgical Halifax Health team (including the Patient Navigator) has a big role in the patients’ recovery. They abide by specific goals set such as early ambulation – getting a patient out of bed within 12 hours after surgery; as well as getting the patient off of the ventilator in less than 3 hours (the national average is 17 hours)*. It is understood the faster you get a patient out of bed and walking, the faster they will recover because they are reengaging their body’s physiological functions.
All these factors, when combined, offer our patients a greater chance for a fast recovery so their goal of returning home quickly, can be accomplished.
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*Data based on the current analysis of national data on cardiac surgery performance covering the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 through The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.