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Regional Medical
Center Bayonet Point
Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation
The Society of Chest Pain Centers has
granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center
to
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point-Hudson, FL for receiving
full accreditation from the Accreditation Review Committee
on December 29, 2004. Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
is the 7th accredited Chest Pain Center in Florida and
the 90th in the nation.
“
A Chest Pain Center's protocol driven and systematic approach
to patient management allows physicians to reduce time
to treatment during the critical early stages of a heart
attack, when treatments are most effective, and to better
monitor patients when it is not clear whether they are
having a coronary event. Such observation helps ensure
that a patient is neither sent home too early nor needlessly
admitted.” said Lance Kreplick, M.D., Medical Director
of Emergency Services at Regional Medical Center Bayonet
Point.
"
This distinction as an Accredited Chest Pain Center is
a great honor and a testament to the hard work and dedication
of our Heart Institute and emergency department," said
Dave Williams, chief executive officer. "Knowing that
heart attacks are the leading cause of death in America,
we strive to treat and identify the causes of chest pain
as quickly as possible. This is a great example of the
high level of care and competence our physicians and staff
demonstrate in serving our patients."
Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United
States, with 600,000 dying annually of heart disease. More
than five million Americans visit hospitals each year with
chest pain. The goal of the Society of Chest Pain Centers
is to significantly reduce the mortality rate of these
patients by teaching the public to recognize and react
to the early symptoms of a possible heart attack, reduce
the time that it takes to receive treatment, and increase
the accuracy and effectiveness of treatment.
The Chest Pain Center’s protocol driven and systematic
approach to patient management allows physicians to reduce
time to treatment during the critical early stages of a
heart attack, when treatments are most effective, and to
better monitor patients when it is not clear whether they
are having a coronary event. Such observation helps ensure
that a patient is neither sent home too early nor needlessly
admitted.
With the rise of Chest Pain Centers came the need to establish
standards designed to improve the consistency and quality
of care provided to patients. The Society’s accreditation
process insures centers meet or exceed quality-of-care
measures in acute cardiac medicine.
The Chest Pain Center at Regional Medical Center Bayonet
Point-Hudson has demonstrated its expertise and commitment
to quality patient care by meeting or exceeding a wide
set
of stringent criteria and completing on-site evaluations
by a review team from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
Key areas in which a Chest Pain Center must demonstrate
expertise include:
- Integrating the emergency
department with the local emergency medical system
- Assessing,
diagnosing, and treating patients quickly
- Effectively
treating patients with low risk for acute coronary syndrome
and no assignable cause for their symptoms
- Having a functional
design that promotes optimal patient care
- Ensuring Chest
Pain Center personnel competency and training
- Maintaining
organizational structure and commitment
- Continually seeking
to improve processes and procedures
- Supporting community
outreach programs that educate the public to promptly
seek medical care if they display symptoms
of a possible heart attack
About Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point is a 290-bed acute
care facility located in Hudson. Home of the nationally
acclaimed Heart Institute, over 350 physicians, 1000 employees
and 400 volunteers comprise their integrated healthcare
delivery team. Regional has been designated a 100 Top Hospital
seven years by Solucient, and has been named twice (1999 & 2002)
by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s
Best Hospitals in Heart and Heart Surgery
For further information on Regional Medical Center Bayonet
Point please contact: Kurt J. Conover at 727.861.5141 or
visit www.rmchealth.com
About the Society of Chest Pain Centers
The Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) is an international
professional society focused on improving care for patients
with acute coronary syndromes and related maladies. Established
in 1998, the Society is dedicated to patient advocacy and
focusing on ischemic heart disease. Central to its mission
is the question, “What is right for the patient?” In
answer, the Society promotes protocol-based medicine, often
delivered through a Chest Pain Center model to address the
diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes, heart
failure, and to promote the adoption of process improvement
science by healthcare providers. SCPC is headquartered in
Columbus, Ohio.
For more information on the Society of Chest
Pain Centers visit www.scpcp.org, or contact Robert Weisenburger
Lipetz, Executive Director at (614) 442-5950 or director@scpcp.org.
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