Awarded Platinum for Second Consecutive Year

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
2014 Cath Lab Team
2014 Cath Lab Team

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award for the second consecutive year.

The Center of Disease Control estimates that over 700,000 Americans suffer a heart attack each year. This award recognizes Prairie Lakes’ commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients, and signifies that Prairie Lakes has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) clinical guidelines and recommendations.

 “We are honored to receive this award for the second consecutive year,” said Jill Fuller, President and CEO of Prairie Lakes. “This award recognizes the quality of our doctors and staff.  Heart services in Watertown meet the highest, national standards of care.”

To receive the ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Prairie Lakes Healthcare System consistently followed the treatment guidelines in the ACTION Registry–GWTG Premier for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 90 percent for specific performance measures. Full participation in the registry engages hospitals in a robust quality improvement process using data to drive improvements in adherence to guideline recommendations and overall quality of care provided to heart attack patients.

 “Prairie Lakes is focused on improving the quality of cardiovascular care by implementing ACTION Registry–GWTG. What does this award mean to our community?  Well it proves that you can receive high-quality heart services right here in Watertown.  Receiving this award for the second consecutive year reflects on our team’s hard work and dedication to provide quality care to heart attack patients,” said Leah Le, Cath Lab Director.

The American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association commend Prairie Lakes Healthcare System for its success in implementing standards of care and protocols. ACTION Registry–GWTG is a partnership between the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association with partnering support from the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. 

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