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Grandview Hospital
Is First in Southwest Ohio
To Receive Chest Pain Center
Accreditation
DAYTON -- Grandview Hospital is in rare
company once again, distinguishing itself with yet another
marker of exceptional patient care. Grandview has just
become the 12th Ohio hospital and the first in Southwest
Ohio to receive accreditation as a Chest Pain Center from
the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
Only 91 hospitals in the entire country have this accreditation.
It is good for three years and it certifies that Grandview
Hospital, two-time winner of HealthGrades’ Distinguished
Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (2004, 2005), has
best practices in place to reduce mortality and improve
overall outcomes for heart attack victims.
"
Being first in Southwest Ohio to achieve this national
accreditation helps identify Grandview as a leader in cardiac
care throughout the region,” said Roy G. Chew, PhD,
president of Grandview Medical Center. “This is a
great example of the high level of collaborative care and
competence our staff demonstrates 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, reduce the time that it takes to
receive treatment, and increase the accuracy and effectiveness
of treatment.
"
This substantiates our commitment to quality and excellence
at Grandview Medical Center," said Dr. James Laws,
DO, chief of cardiology at Grandview Hospital and Medical
Center.
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
to 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 ensures centers
meet or exceed quality-of-care measures in acute cardiac
medicine.
The Chest Pain Center at Grandview Hospital has demonstrated
its expertise and commitment to quality care by meeting
or exceeding a wide set of stringent criteria and completing
on-site evaluations by a review team. Key areas in which
a Chest Pain Center must demonstrate expertise include:
outreach, attack and observation programs; unit design,
staffing, and management; process improvement and Emergency
Department integration.
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"
The Chest Pain Center Accreditation is a great accomplishment
for our hospital but, more importantly, a great asset to
our community," said Dr. Troy Tyner, D.O., chair of
Grandview Medical Center’s quality assurance committee.
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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