Adventist Medical Center

Adventist Medical Center Receives Prestigious Chest Pain Center Accreditation

Published in Hospital Business Week, September 6th, 2009

Adventist Medical Center's (AMC) Northwest Regional Heart Center (NRHC) has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI (cardiac interventions) by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC). AMC is one of only two hospitals in the state of Oregon to receive this accreditation.

The five-star, 302-bed hospital, located in east Portland, Ore., is among the nation's top 10 percent of hospitals for their speed and accuracy in reopening blocked vessels. This accreditation confirms the results of AMC's quality outcomes, available at http://www.adventisthealthnw.com/QR-Care-for-Heart-Attack.asp, for which the hospital has become known. AMC currently treats one in three...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2009-09-06)

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