Hillcrest Hospital Earns Award for Heart Attack Care

Hillcrest Hospital received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Silver Receiving Quality Achievement Award, according to a news release.

The award recognizes Hillcrest’s commitment and success in implementing an exceptional standard of care for heart attack patients. 

Hospitals involved in Mission: Lifeline are part of a system that makes sure STEMI (ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) patients get the right care they need as quickly as possible.

Mission: Lifeline focuses on improving the system of care for these patients and at the same time improving care for all heart attack patients.