CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock and CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs have received the American College of Cardiology’s Chest Pain—MI Registry 2021 Platinum Performance Achievement Award, the organization’s highest rating.
The award recognizes CHI St. Vincent’s “commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients,” according to a press release. Only 212 hospitals nationwide received the honor.
To receive the award, both hospitals demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain—MI Registry for two consecutive years (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.
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