Only 167 hospitals nationwide earned distinction

OSF Saint Francis Heart Hospital is pleased to announce it has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2011.

OSF Saint Francis is one of only 167 hospitals nationwide to earn this recognition.

The award recognizes commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients, and signifies that OSF Saint Francis 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.

“OSF Saint Francis allows us to have the resources and personnel to achieve excellent patient care,” said John Rashid, MD, Cardiologist, OSF Saint Francis Heart Hospital and HeartCare Midwest. “Our Heart 7-7-7 program is such a collaborative effort from the EMS team transmitting the EKG’s, our emergency department staff, our cath lab staff, and the HeartCare Midwest physicians. Our program compares second to none and we are honored to receive this award.”

To receive the ACTION Registry–GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award, a hospital must consistently follow the treatment guidelines in ACTION Registry–GWTG for eight consecutive quarters and meet a performance standard of 85% for specific performance measures.

ACTION Registry–GWTG is a partnership between the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association with partnering support from the American College of Emergency Physicians, Society of Chest Pain Centers and the Society of Hospital Medicine.

For more information about ACTION Registry- GWTG, visit www.ncdr.com/action.