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UPMC WMD Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

May 31st, 2023 by WCBC Radio

For the third consecutive year, UPMC Western Maryland has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award and is one of only 262 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor in 2023.
The award recognizes UPMC Western Maryland’s commitment to implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies its success in reaching an aggressive goal of treating these patients as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.
To receive the Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, UPMC Western Maryland has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry for two consecutive years (2021 and 2022), 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.