INTEGRIS Bass Receives Chest Pain Center with PCI Accreditation
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Enid (Sept. 14 ) INTEGRIS Bass Baptist Health Center has received full Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC).
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Achieving this designation means the facility has Primary PCI available 24/7 every day of the year. This means they have a call team made up of the cardiac cath lab staff and an interventional cardiologist who arrive to the facility within 30 minutes of STEMI activation, or ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, a deadly type of heart attack that is caused by a prolonged blockage of blood supply in the heart. They will also have mapped their STEMI processes to maximize efficiencies which lead to quicker treatment and improved outcomes. INTEGRIS Bass is the only Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI in northwest Oklahoma.
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“Everyone has worked very hard to obtain this accreditation with PCI, from the ER doctors to cardiologists and even the area EMS groups,” said Jeffrey Wilson, Emergency Department Director. “We are committed to quality outcomes for our patients and to making that a community effort.”
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Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States, with 600,000 people dying annually of heart disease. More than five million Americans visit hospitals each year with chest pain. SCPC’s goal 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.
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An Accredited Chest Pain Center’s evidence-based, protocol-driven and systematic approach to cardiac patient care allows clinicians to reduce time to treatment during the critical early stages of a heart attack. Chest pain centers better monitor patients when it is not clear whether or not a patient is having a coronary event. Such monitoring ensures patients are neither sent home too early nor needlessly admitted.
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With the increase in chest pain centers came the need to establish standards and adopt best practices designed to improve the consistency and quality of care provided to patients. SCPC’s CPC Accreditation process ensures that hospitals meet or exceed a wide set of stringent criteria and undergo a comprehensive onsite review by a team of accreditation review specialists. Hospitals that received SCPC CPC Accreditation status have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symptoms of a heart attack. They emphasize the importance of standardized diagnostic and treatment programs that provide more efficient and effective evaluation as well as more appropriate and rapid treatment of patients with chest pain and other heart attack symptoms. They also serve as a point of entry into the healthcare system to evaluate and treat other medical problems, and they help to promote a healthier lifestyle in an attempt to reduce the risk factors for heart attack.
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By achieving SCPC’s Chest Pain Center with PCI Accreditation status, INTEGRIS Bass demonstrated expertise in the following areas:
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· 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
· Continually seeking to improve processes and procedures
· Ensuring the competence and training of Accredited Chest Pain Center personnel
· Maintaining organizational structure and commitment
· Having a functional design that promotes optimal patient care
· Supporting community outreach programs that educate the public to promptly seek medical care if they display symptoms of a possible heart attack
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About the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
The Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC) is an international nonprofit organization that focuses on transforming cardiovascular care by assisting facilities in their effort to create cardiovascular centers of excellence that deliver quality, cost and patient satisfaction. As the only cross-specialty organization, SCPC provides the support needed for individual hospitals and hospital systems to effectively reduce variations of care and bridge existing gaps in treatment by providing the tools, education and support necessary to improve patient outcomes.
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