| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Recognized for High Standard of Cardiac Care |
| Originally posted 10/26/2012 |
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Contact: Debra Schindler
Phone: 410-554-2496
Email: debra.schindler@medstar.net
Baltimore—MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has received the ACTION Registry—GWTG Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry. MedStar Union Memorial is one of only 73 hospitals awarded nationwide.
The award recognizes MedStar Union Memorial’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients, and signifies that MedStar Union Memorial has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA).
To receive the ACTION Registry–GWTG Silver Performance Achievement Award, MedStar Union Memorial:
• Consistently followed the treatment guidelines in ACTION Registry–GWTG for four consecutive quarters.
• Met a performance standard of 90 percent for specific performance measures.
Following these treatment guidelines demonstrates MedStar Union Memorial’s adherence to ACC/AHA Clinical Guideline recommendations and commitment to the overall safety and quality of care provided to ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients (NSTEMI).
“The American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association commends MedStar Union Memorial for its success in implementing standards of care and protocols,” said Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, ACTION Registry-GWTG Steering Committee Chair. “The full implementation of acute and secondary prevention guideline-recommended therapy is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of heart attack patients,” added James Jollis, MD, FACC, ACTION Registry-GWTG Co-Chair.
ACTION Registry–GWTG is a risk-adjusted, outcomes-based, quality improvement program that focuses exclusively on high-risk STEMI/NSTEMI patients. A partnership between the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association with support from the American College of Emergency Physicians, Society of Chest Pain Centers and the Society of Hospital Medicine, the ACTION Registry–GWTG measures:
• Patient demographics, provider and facility characteristics
• Transfer facility therapies and reperfusion strategies
• Adverse event rates
• Compliance with ACC/AHA Clinical Guidelines recommendations
ACTION Registry-GWTG empowers health care 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 STEMI and NSTEMI patients.
For more information about the award, click here. To learn more about cardiac care at MedStar Union Memorial, click here.
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