French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) is thrilled to receive the Mission: Lifeline® NSTEMI Silver Quality Achievement Award, for their implementing of specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association, for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks.
FHMC earned the award by meeting specific criteria and standards of performance for the quick and appropriate treatment of NSTEMI patients, for providing emergency procedures to re-establish blood flow to blocked arteries when needed. Eligible hospitals must have had adhered to these measures at a set level for 12 consecutive months in order to receive this award.
“French Hospital is proud to be recognized by the American Heart Association for following research-based standards for treating severe heart attacks,” said Alan Iftiniuk, president and chief executive officer of French Hospital Medical Center. “We are very proud of our cardiac team and their achievements.”
The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline program helps hospitals and emergency medical services develop systems of care that follow proven standards and procedures for STEMI & NSTEMI patients. The program works by mobilizing teams across the continuum of care to implement the American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology Foundation clinical treatment guidelines.
“We commend French Hospital for this achievement award, which reflects a significant institutional commitment to the highest quality of care for their heart-attack patients,” said James G. Jollis, M.D., former chairman of the Mission: Lifeline Advisory Working Group. “Achieving this award means the hospital has met specific reporting and achievement measures for the treatment of their patients who suffer heart attacks and we applaud them for their commitment to quality and timely care.”
About NSTEMI:
Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, NSTEMI, is sometimes known as a non-STEMI. A myocardial infarction is the medical term for a heart attack. ST refers to the ST segment, which is part of the EKG heart tracing used to diagnose a heart attack.