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Capital Health among nation’s top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients

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Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell has received the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025. Home to the first hospital in the Mercer/Bucks County region to receive full accreditation with PCI as a Chest Pain Center, Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell is one of only 323 hospitals nationwide to receive the Platinum Performance Achievement Award.

The award recognizes Capital Health’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that the Chest Pain Center at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, part of its Heart and Vascular Institute, 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 clinical guidelines and recommendations. 

To receive the Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Capital Health has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain - MI Registry for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024) and performed at the highest level 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.

To learn more about Capital Health’s Chest Pain Center, visit capitalchestpain.org.

Call 911 immediately if you or someone you know is experiencing the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.

Capital Health Heart and Vascular Institute offers comprehensive care with a multi-specialty approach highlighted by the most up-to-date techniques and treatment options. For more information, visit www.capitalheartandvascular.org.