Marquette General Hospital cardiac staff work in the cardiac catheterization lab. The hospital was named as one of the top 100 cardiovascular care hospitals in the nation for its third consecutive year. (Journal file photo by Kim Hoyum)

MARQUETTE — For the third consecutive year, Marquette General Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 top hospitals for cardiovascular care. The honor was awarded by Thomson Reuters, which gathers, catalogs and markets information about a number of industries including health care, science, finance and media. MGH is one of 91 hospitals in the nation, over a 10-year period since 1998, to receive the award for three or more consecutive years. The annual study examined the performance of 970 hospitals by analyzing clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with heart failure and heart attacks, and for those who received coronary bypass surgery and angioplasties. The 2008 winners were announced Nov. 17 in Modern Healthcare magazine. “This is an outstanding achievement for Marquette General Hospital. To continue our leading role in providing enhanced cardiac care to residents of the Upper Peninsula and beyond is an important milestone,” said Gary Muller, MGHS President and CEO.