American College of Cardiology celebrates 100 hospitals for offering ‘highest level of cardiovascular care’
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) reached a major milestone this summer; its highest honor, the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence, has officially been awarded to 100 U.S. hospitals.
The ACC established the HeartCARE Center designation in 2018 to celebrate hospitals and health systems that “demonstrate ongoing excellence through comprehensive accreditation, data-driven performance measurement and continuous quality improvement initiatives.” Recipients must be “forward-thinking organizations” that participate in ACC Accreditation Services programs, NCDR registries and other quality improvement campaigns focused on cardiovascular health.
“Reaching 100 hospitals recognized as ACC HeartCARE Centers marks an important milestone in our ongoing effort to elevate the standard of cardiovascular care,” Steven B. Deitelzweig, MD, chair of the ACC Accreditation Oversight Committee, said in a statement. “Each of these institutions has demonstrated a deep commitment to evidence-based care, continuous quality improvement and measurable outcomes—ensuring that patients receive the highest level of cardiovascular care, no matter where they live.”
The first 100 ACC HeartCARE Centers are:
- Adventist Health Bakersfield
- Adventist Health and Rideout Hospital
- Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center
- AdventHealth Carrollwood
- AdventHealth Dade City
- AdventHealth Heart of Florida
- AdventHealth North Pinellas
- AdventHealth Ocala
- AdventHealth Sebring
- AdventHealth Tampa, Pepin Heart Institute
- AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
- AdventHealth Zephyrhills
- Augusta Health
- Baptist Health Lexington
- Baptist Health Paducah
- Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus
- Bayshore Medical Center
- Bexar County Hospital University Health
- Billings Clinic
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
- Bryan Medical Center
- Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
- Carolina East Medical Center
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital
- CentraState Medical Center
- CHI/Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
- ChristianaCare Health Services
- Christus Highland Medical Center
- Christus Mother Francis Hospital-Tyler
- Christus Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital
- Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital
- Christus St. Michael Health System
- Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
- Cooper University Hospital
- Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospital
- DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
- East Jefferson General Hospital
- Eisenhower Medical Center
- El Camino Hospital
- Frye Regional Medical Center
- Hamilton Medical Center
- HCA HealthONE Aurora
- HCA HealthONE Rose
- Hillcrest Hospital South
- Inspira Medical Center-Mullica Hill
- Inspira Medical Center-Vineland
- Intermountain Health St. Joseph Hospital
- Jackson Madison County General Hospital
- Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia
- Jersey City Medical Center
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center
- John F. Kennedy Medical Center
- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
- Lexington Medical Center
- Loma Linda University Medical Center
- Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
- Medical Center Hospital
- Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center
- Memorial Regional Hospital
- Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center
- Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
- Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital
- Methodist Texsan Hospital
- Methodist Hospital University
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
- Newark Beth Isreal Medical Center
- Norton Audubon Hospital
- Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
- Ocean University Medical Center
- Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
- Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
- Regional Hospital of Scranton
- Renown Regional Medical Center
- Riverside Medical Center
- Riverview Medical Center
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- Self Regional Healthcare
- Southern Ocean Medical Center
- Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
- St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital
- St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center
- St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin
- St. Mary's Medical Center
- St. Mary's Regional Medical Center
- Strong Memorial Hospital
- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
- Texoma Medical Center
- ThedaCare Regional MC-Appleton
- The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus
- UCH Memorial Hospital
- UK King's Daughter Medical Center
- United Regional Health Care System
- UPMC Altoona
- UT Health East Texas
- Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center
- Wellstar MCG Health
- Woodland Heights Medical Center
- Wynn Hospital
Michael has more than 19 years of experience as a professional writer and editor. He has written at length about cardiology, radiology, artificial intelligence and other key healthcare topics.