Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital Recognized for Excellence in Heart Care, Enhancing Patient Outcomes and Experience
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has recognized Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital for its demonstrated commitment to comprehensive and high-quality cardiovascular care.
Saint Joseph Hospital was awarded the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence for meeting accreditation criteria and ongoing performance registry reporting.
Hospitals and health systems that have earned a HeartCARE Center designation have met a rigorous set of criteria. This includes participation in at least two ACC Accreditation Services programs, National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) registries and targeted quality improvement campaigns such as the Patient Navigator Program: Focus MI, which are designed to help hospitals and institutions close gaps in guideline-based care.
Additionally, Saint Joseph Hospital has achieved NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, and is also accredited for Cardiac Cath Lab with PCI, Chest Pain Center with PCI and Resuscitation, and Transcatheter Valve.
Saint Joseph Hospital is ranked as High Performing in Heart Attack care from US News and World Report for all procedures including Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Heart Bypass Surgery, and TAVR, and top star ratings as designated by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), which places the hospital among the top hospitals in the nation.
“This designation provides evidence of the elite status of Saint Joseph Hospital’s quality of cardiovascular care,” said Amy Blasing, president of Saint Joseph Hospital.
“Saint Joseph Hospital has demonstrated its commitment to providing excellent heart care,” said Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, chair of the ACC Accreditation Management Board. “ACC Accreditation Services is proud to award Saint Joe’s with the HeartCARE Center designation.”
Hospitals receiving the HeartCARE Center designation from the ACC have demonstrated their commitment to consistent, high-quality cardiovascular care through comprehensive process improvement, disease and procedure-specific accreditation, professional excellence, and community engagement.
Saint Joseph Hospital has proven to be a forward-thinking institution with goals to advance the cause of sustainable quality improvement.