The American College of Cardiology awarded Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Chest Pain Center accreditation with primary percutaneous coronary intervention for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain.
The hospital earned the accreditation based on a rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack.
Hospitals that have earned ACC Chest Pain Center with primary PCI accreditation have proven exceptional competency in treating patients with heart attack symptoms and have primary PCI available 24/7 every day of the year. As required to meet the criteria of the accreditation designation, they have streamlined their systems from admission to evaluation to diagnosis and treatment all the way through to appropriate post-discharge care and recommendations and assistance in patient lifestyle changes.
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