Specific condition or surgery type

Stanford Health Care death rate

Average death rate of all hospitals in the nation

Statistically better, same, or worse

Heart attack

11.7%

12.9%

Same

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

2.6%

3.1%

Same

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

7.4%

8.5%

Same

Heart failure

6.6%

11.5%

Better

Pneumonia

14.4%

15.6%

Same

Acute ischemic stroke

16.4%

13.8%

Same