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
Meridian Thoracic Esophageal Surgery
Neptune City, New Jersey
Name
Meridian Thoracic Esophageal Surgery
Neptune City, New Jersey
Meridian Thoracic Esophageal Surgery
St, Holmdel, New Jersey
Meridian Thoracic Esophageal Surgery
Manahawkin, New Jersey
Meridian Thoracic Esophageal Surgery
Brick, New Jersey
Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Grafton, Wisconsin
Name
Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Grafton, Wisconsin
NYU Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates
New York, New York
Name
NYU Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates
New York, New York
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana
Name
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana
Orlando Health - UF Health Cancer Center
Orlando, Florida
Name
Orlando Health - UF Health Cancer Center
Orlando, Florida
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Clackamas, Oregon
Name
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Clackamas, Oregon
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Salem, Oregon
University of Virginia Health
Charlottesville, Virginia
Name
University of Virginia Health
Charlottesville, Virginia
CHI Memorial Thoracic Oncology Associates
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Name
CHI Memorial Thoracic Oncology Associates
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Oakland, California
Name
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Oakland, California
North Jersey Thoracic Surgical Associates
Morristown, New Jersey
Name
North Jersey Thoracic Surgical Associates
Morristown, New Jersey
McGinnis Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Name
McGinnis Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
McGinnis Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates
Wexford, Pennsylvania
McGinnis Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Bronson Cardiothoracic, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Specialists
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Name
Bronson Cardiothoracic, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Specialists
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center - Larkin J. Daniels, MD
Mobile, Alabama
Name
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center - Larkin J. Daniels, MD
Mobile, Alabama
Ohio State Thoracic Surgery
Columbus, Ohio
Name
Ohio State Thoracic Surgery
Columbus, Ohio
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina
Name
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina
University of Alabama Health System
Birmingham, Alabama
Name
University of Alabama Health System
Birmingham, Alabama
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Thoracic Surgery
Peoria, Illinois
Name
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Thoracic Surgery
Peoria, Illinois
Long Island Jewish Medical Center - Thoracic Surgery
New Hyde Park, New York
Name
Long Island Jewish Medical Center - Thoracic Surgery
New Hyde Park, New York