Methodist University Hospital Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients
Methodist University Hospital receives the highest award from the American College of Cardiology for treating heart attack patients. The hospital was awarded the Chest Pain-Myocardial Infarction Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2021. Methodist University Hospital is one of only 212 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
The award recognizes Methodist University Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that the facility has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.
“Providing exceptional care for our cardiovascular patients is especially important in our community where heart disease is one of the leading causes of death,” said Leesa Wright, cardiovascular outreach coordinator with Methodist University Hospital. “We’re honored to be recognized nationally for our consistent commitment to offering reliable and evidence-based treatment for heart attack patients.”
To receive the award, Methodist University Hospital has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry for two consecutive years in 2019 and 2020, and performed at the highest level for specific performance measures. Full participation in the registry engages hospitals in a robust quality improvement process using data to drive improvements in adherence to guideline recommendations and overall quality of care provided to heart attack patients.
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that almost 700,000 Americans suffer a heart attack each year. A heart attack occurs when a blood clot in a coronary artery partially or completely blocks blood flow to the heart muscle. Treatment guidelines include administering aspirin upon arrival and discharge, timely restoration of blood flow to the blocked artery, smoking cessation counseling and cardiac rehabilitation, among others.
Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry empowers healthcare provider teams to consistently treat heart attack patients according to the most current, science-based guidelines and establishes a national standard for understanding and improving the quality, safety and outcomes of care provided for patients with coronary artery disease, specifically high-risk heart attack patients.
Contact the Author:
