The American College of Cardiology (ACC) awarded Columbus Regional Health with Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation, based on a rigorous evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty, is a non-surgical procedure that opens narrowed or blocked coronary arteries with a balloon to relieve symptoms of heart disease or reduce heart damage during or after a heart attack.
Facilities that achieve accreditation meet an array of stringent criteria and have organized a team of medical staff that earnestly supports the efforts leading to better patient education and improved patient outcomes. As required to meet the criteria of the accreditation designation, they comply with standard Chest Pain Center protocols and are equipped with a hypothermia program for post-cardiac arrest treatment, as well as having primary PCI available around the clock every day of the year.
