Ogden, UT — Ogden Regional Medical Center was identified as one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® according to an independent quality analysis based on a balanced scorecard provided by Premier, Inc. and published by Modern Healthcare. This marks the fourth year Ogden Regional has earned this national recognition.
In 2026, Ogden Regional Medical Center was named among the top ten community hospitals nationwide.
To create the list, an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top cardiovascular hospitals in the United States. The primary purpose of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals program is to provide data-driven benchmarks that hospital leaders can use to better understand performance variation and improve care for heart patients nationwide. Hospitals do not apply to participate in the study, and recognized organizations do not pay to market this distinction.
The annual list identifies the top 50 U.S. hospitals delivering exceptional cardiovascular care across key measures of outcomes, efficiency and patient experience.
"Being recognized as a Top Cardiovascular Hospital once again is an incredible achievement and a reflection of the consistency, dedication and expertise of our physicians, nurses and cardiovascular care teams," said Jerry Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ogden Regional Medical Center. "I’m so proud of our caregivers who work every day to provide advanced, compassionate heart care close to home and I’m beyond thrilled to see that commitment recognized at the national level."
This national honor reaffirms Ogden Regional’s ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, lifesaving cardiovascular treatments to patients across northern Utah and throughout the region. With advanced cardiac programs, state-of-the-art technology and a focus on compassionate patient-centered care, the hospital remains dedicated in their efforts to improve heart health outcomes for all.
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. According to the American Heart Association, 2,500 lives are lost to cardiovascular disease every day.
"This recognition really is about the patients and their loved ones who trust us during some of the most critical moments of their lives," Gonzalez added. "We are honored and grateful for the opportunity to serve our community and remain committed to providing extraordinary cardiovascular care for years to come."
Ogden Regional Medical Center is part of HCA Healthcare's Mountain Division which earned its third straight 15 Top Health Systems® honor in 2025. The hospital also received the 2025 Healthgrades specialty Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ and a Five-Star specialty rating for Coronary Interventional Procedures two consecutive years (2024-2025).
Ogden Regional is a DNV certified, Thrombectomy-Capable Primary Plus Stroke Center. The hospital has earned the following awards from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association: Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus, Target: Stroke Elite Plus, Advanced Therapy, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes.
Performance of Hospitals Recognized on the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals List
Compared to peer hospitals, those in the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals delivered better results across all 21 measures, including clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, extended outcomes and patient experience.
Key national performance observations include:
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) inpatient mortality showed a 56 percent difference in index value between benchmark and peer hospitals (0.43 vs. 0.99, respectively).
- In complication measure results for the two surgical patient groups (CABG and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)), the PCI group outperformed the CABG group by a 10 percent difference (31.4 percent vs. 21.4 percent, respectively).
- The CMS Care Compare 30-day mortality measure for CABG patients had the largest difference between benchmark and peer hospitals (16 percent), with index values of 2.1 vs. 2.5, respectively.
- Average cost per case showed the most notable difference in the heart failure patient group, with a 19.6 percent difference ($9,859 vs. $12,264, respectively).
These outcomes add up to meaningful differences. According to the study’s analysis, if all U.S. hospitals’ cardiovascular service lines performed at the level of this year’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals, the impact could include over 14,000 additional lives potentially saved, more than 27,000 additional bypass and angioplasty patients experiencing fewer complications, and over $2.0 billion in potential savings.
"Cardiovascular care is one of the most complex and impactful service lines in healthcare," said David Zito, President of Performance Services at Premier. "The 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals program highlights organizations delivering strong outcomes while providing hospital leaders with meaningful benchmarks to help improve care."
About the Study
The 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study is based on quantitative research that uses a balanced scorecard approach, based on publicly available data, to identify the top cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S. The program focuses on short-term, acute care, nonfederal U.S. hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of cardiology patients. It includes patients requiring medical management, as well as those who receive invasive or surgical procedures. Because multiple measures are used, a hospital must provide all forms of cardiovascular care, including open heart surgery, to be included in the study. Each patient group is mutually exclusive by design.
Eligible hospitals are ranked for performance across four measurement grouping areas or hospital measure domains. They are:
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Performance - There are five AMI performance measures in the scorecard. Measures include (1) risk-adjusted inpatient mortality, (2) 30-day mortality, (3) 30-day readmissions, (4) average length of stay and (5) average cost per case.
- Heart Failure (HF) Performance - There are five HF performance measures in the scorecard. Measures include (1) risk-adjusted inpatient mortality, (2) 30-day mortality, (3) 30-day readmissions, (4) average length of stay and (5) average cost per case.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Performance - There are six CABG performance measures in the scorecard. Measures include (1) risk-adjusted inpatient mortality, (2) risk-adjusted complications, (3) 30-day mortality, (4) 30-day readmissions, (5) average length of stay and (6) average cost per case.
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Performance - There are four PCI performance measures in the scorecard. Measures include (1) risk-adjusted inpatient mortality, (2) risk-adjusted complications, (3) average length of stay and (4) average cost per case.
All research was based on the following public data sets: Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) data, and Care Compare data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare website.
Final rank is determined based on performance for all individual measures. Hospitals are ranked within peer groups based on bed size and teaching status: teaching hospitals with cardiovascular residency programs (302), teaching hospitals without cardiovascular residency programs (348) and community hospitals (206).