Sioux City, Iowa – UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s
has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Platinum
Performance Achievement Award for 2017. St. Luke’s is one of only 193 hospitals
nationwide to receive the honor.
The award recognizes St. Luke’s commitment and
success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and
signifies that St. Luke’s 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 Platinum Performance
Achievement Award, St. Luke’s has demonstrated sustained achievement in the ACTION Registry for eight consecutive quarters and
has performed at the top level of standards 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.
The Center for Disease Control estimates that over
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.
“We are very proud to be named among the nation’s top
centers for heart care. The Platinum Performance Award is a testament to the
dedication and hard work of our cardiology team, whose efforts are making a
difference in the lives of our heart patients, and more importantly, saving
lives,” says Leah Glasgo, Chief Operating Officer for UnityPoint Health – St.
Luke’s. “St. Luke’s is pleased to be the best place for heart care in the Siouxland
region.”
“As a Platinum Performance Award recipient, St. Luke’s
has shown it is a leader in implementing standards of care and protocols for
its patients,” said Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, Chair, ACTION Registry;
Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital Heart and Vascular Center; and Professor of Medicine, Harvard
Medical School. “By meeting the requirements set forth in the registry and
establishing a culture of providing guideline-recommended therapy, St. Luke’s
is saving lives and improving outcomes of heart attack patients.”
ACTION Registry empowers health care
provider teams to consistently treat heart attack patients according to the
most current, science-based guidelines and establishes a national standard for
understanding and improving the quality, safety and outcomes of care provided
for patients with coronary artery disease, specifically high-risk heart attack patients.