General Thoracic Surgery Public Reporting

The STS General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD) contains information on surgical procedures submitted by participants—most often a hospital cardiothoracic surgery department or cardiothoracic surgery group at one or more hospitals; in some instances, a participant may be an individual surgeon.

STS publicly reports participant results for lobectomy for lung cancer and esophagectomy. STS Public Reporting is limited to participants in the US and Canada.

Lobectomy for lung cancer outcomes for GTSD participants are better than national averages. Thus, for the purposes of public reporting, STS believes it is appropriate to present a comparison of GTSD and national outcomes to demonstrate the high performance of GTSD participants.  

STS selected the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) as a comparator database to best represent national outcomes. Maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the NIS is the largest all-payer inpatient database available in the United States and represents a 20% stratified sample of all hospital discharges from nonfederal facilities. The NIS database includes approximately 8 million inpatient hospital discharge abstracts collected annually for patients of all ages and all sources of insurance. Each discharge record includes a weight that represents the relative proportion of the total US hospital patient population accounted for by that record. This dataset is broadly representative of individuals in the US population who were hospitalized during a given year and is the most generalizable data to represent national lung cancer resection outcomes. 

NOTE: Results are based on a participant’s unique group of patients (known as case mix) and the number of surgical procedures in each category. Results and star ratings published are specific to the participant listed and are not intended for direct comparison to other participants.

STS Public Reporting is voluntary, meaning that all participants listed on this website have allowed STS to publish their ratings. You can search for results by surgical procedure, group name, and/or location.

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Cone Health - Triad Cardiac & Thoracic Surgeons
Greensboro, North Carolina
Name
Cone Health - Triad Cardiac & Thoracic Surgeons
Greensboro, North Carolina
University Hospital and Clinics - UHealth Tower
Miami, Florida
Name
University Hospital and Clinics - UHealth Tower
Miami, Florida
Ascension TN - St. Thomas Midtown
Nashville, Tennessee
Name
Ascension TN - St. Thomas Midtown
Nashville, Tennessee
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Division of Thoracic Surgery
Los Angeles, California
Name
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Division of Thoracic Surgery
Los Angeles, California
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Name
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Carilion Clinic Cardiovascular Surgery
Roanoke, Virginia
Name
Carilion Clinic Cardiovascular Surgery
Roanoke, Virginia
Northwest Heart and Lung Surgical Associates
Spokane, Washington
Name
Northwest Heart and Lung Surgical Associates
Spokane, Washington
Mercy Hospital Buffalo Surgical Associates
Buffalo, New York
Name
Mercy Hospital Buffalo Surgical Associates
Buffalo, New York
Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix
Scottsdale, Arizona
Name
Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix
Scottsdale, Arizona
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Name
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
Abington, Pennsylvania
Main Line Health Thoracic Surgery - Bryn Mawr
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Name
Main Line Health Thoracic Surgery - Bryn Mawr
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Christian Northeast Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Name
Christian Northeast Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, Florida
Name
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, Florida
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St Louis, Missouri
Name
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St Louis, Missouri
Midwest Thoracic
Troy, Michigan
Name
Midwest Thoracic
Troy, Michigan
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
Plano, Texas
Name
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
Plano, Texas
Ascension Saint Thomas West
Nashville, Tennessee
Name
Ascension Saint Thomas West
Nashville, Tennessee
Lancaster General Health Physicians of Thoracic Surgery
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Name
Lancaster General Health Physicians of Thoracic Surgery
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital, Sentara Surgery Specialists
Norfolk, Virginia
Name
Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital, Sentara Surgery Specialists
Norfolk, Virginia
St. Luke's Cardiothoracic & Vascular Associates
Boise, Idaho
Name
St. Luke's Cardiothoracic & Vascular Associates
Boise, Idaho
Southwestern Surgery Associates
Tucson, Arizona
Name
Southwestern Surgery Associates
Tucson, Arizona
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Name
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota
Name
Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota
Main Line Health Thoracic Surgery - Lankenau
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Name
Main Line Health Thoracic Surgery - Lankenau
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania