Baptist Golden Triangle has received the American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry ACTION Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2014. It is one of only 256 hospitals in the United States to receive the honor.
The award is based on how well the hospital followed guidelines for treating heart attack patients and recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. It also signifies that Baptist Golden Triangle 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.
“The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association commend Baptist Golden Triangle for its success in implementing standards of care and protocols. 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,” said James Jollis, MD, FACC, ACTION Registry-GWTG Chair and professor of medicine and radiology at Duke University Hospital.
To receive platinum status, Baptist Golden Triangle consistently followed the treatment guidelines for heart attack patients for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 90 percent for specific performance measures, including administering aspirin upon arrival and discharge, timely restoration of blood flow to the blocked artery, smoking cessation counseling and cardiac rehabilitation, among other measures.
“This award is a proud achievement for our hospital. It reflects the hard work and dedication of the staff that care for some of our most seriously ill patients,” said Baptist Golden Triangle CEO and Administrator Paul Cade. “The implementation of these guidelines requires successful coordination between our cardiovascular team and our EMTs in the field and is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of heart attack patients.”