Edward's Yorkville site earns cardiodiagnostics reaccreditation

Edward Heart Hospital’s cardiodiagnostics department has earned a three-year reaccreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Nuclear Cardiology.

The reaccreditation is for Edward Heart Hospital locations in Naperville, on the Edward Hospital campus, 801 S. Washington St.; at the Edward Plainfield Outpatient Center, 24600 W. 127th St. and in Yorkville at the Edward-Elmhurst Health Center, 76 W. Countryside Pkwy.

The cardiodiagnostics department uses procedures like stress testing, nuclear stress tests, echocardiograms, stress echo cardiograms, EKGs and peripheral vascular exams to detect cardiovascular disease – disorders of the heart and blood vessels – which are the number one cause of death in the U.S. On average, one American dies every 39 seconds of heart disease.

Accreditation by the IAC demonstrates Edward’s ongoing commitment to providing quality patient care in nuclear cardiology.

The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care that complies with national standards. Accreditation follows a comprehensive application and review process, including a detailed self-evaluation and thorough review by a panel of medical experts. For more information, visit www.intersocietal.org.

For more information about cardiac care at Edward Hospital and Edward-Elmhurst Health, visit www.eehealth.org/services/heart-vascular.