Hospital is one of only 36 recognized nationally by American College of
Cardiology
INDIANAPOLIS,
Indiana – Franciscan Health Indianapolis has received the American College of
Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry–Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) Gold
Performance Achievement Award for 2016 and is among only 36 hospitals
nationwide to receive the honor.
The award
recognizes Franciscan
Health’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for
heart attack patients and signifies the hospital 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.
To receive the ACTION Registry–GWTG
Gold Performance Achievement Award, Franciscan Health consistently followed
the treatment guidelines in the ACTION Registry–GWTG for eight consecutive
quarters and has performed at
the top level of standards for specific performance measures.
“We are honored to receive this award and the commitment of
our outstanding team of physicians, nurses, and clinical staff is to always
provide superior care for our patients,” said Saeed Shaikh, MD, FACC, FSCAI, interventional cardiologist
with the hospital’s Heart Center and managing director of Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians. “Patients can take comfort
knowing that they have access to the highest quality heart care in Indiana and
the nation.”
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that more
than 700,000 Americans suffer a heart attack each year. A
heart attack occurs when a blood clot in a coronary artery partially or
completely blocks blood flow to the heart muscle.
Treatment
guidelines include administering aspirin upon arrival and discharge, timely
restoration of blood flow to the blocked artery, smoking cessation counseling
and cardiac rehabilitation, among others.
More recently, Franciscan
Health received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold-Plus Award for surpassing quality
measures in the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks.
