Four Pulse locations receive ACC’s NCDR Platinum Award

Auburn Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and Tacoma General Hospital have received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2024. These hospitals are among only 259 nationwide to receive the honor.

The award recognizes Pulse’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that our teams have 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 Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Auburn Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and Tacoma General Hospital have demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain  ̶   MI Registry for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023) and performed at the highest level for specific performance measures.

“It is an honor to award Pulse Heart Institute with the Platinum Performance Award for their valuable national leadership and dedication to meeting comprehensive performance measures in patient care,” said Michael C. Kontos, MD, FACC, chair of the NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Steering Subcommittee, and cardiologist at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. “The receipt of this award indicates that Pulse remains committed to providing top quality, guideline-driven care for heart attack patients. Their success ensures patients are receiving the highest quality cardiovascular care.”

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that over 800,000 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.