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Congratulations to UConn Health and its UConn John Dempsey Hospital. The American Heart Association has recognized UConn for the ninth consecutive year with its Mission: Lifeline\u00ae-STEMI Receiving Center – Gold award.<\/p>\nCongratulations to UConn Health and its UConn John Dempsey Hospital. The American Heart Association has recognized UConn for the ninth consecutive year with its Mission: Lifeline\u00ae-STEMI Receiving Center – Gold award.<\/p>\n
UConn Health is recognized once again for its rapid, evidence-based care of patients experiencing a specific type of heart attack<\/a> known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks.<\/p>\n The Mission: Lifeline Receiving Center award demonstrates UConn\u2019s teaching hospital\u2019s commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines for STEMI care as outlined by The American Heart Association.<\/p>\n Each year, about 285,000 people in the U.S. experience this type of dangerous STEMI heart attack,\u00a0<\/strong>caused by a complete blockage in a coronary artery. Nearly 40% of people who go to the emergency department with acute coronary syndrome are diagnosed with a STEMI. STEMI heart attacks require timely treatment to restore blood flow as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n Mission: Lifeline is a national, community-based initiative improving systems of care for patients with STEMI, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), stroke and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The program focuses on streamlining processes to speed the delivery of proper treatment for time sensitive, neuro-cardiovascular disease states. In July, UConn Health also received the Association\u2019s\u00a0Get With The Guidelines\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 Stroke<\/a> Gold Plus award.<\/p>\n \u201cCare coordination is particularly important when someone experiences a STEMI heart attack, and American Heart Association guidelines call for specific actions in the hospital and following a hospital stay,\u201d said James G. Jollis, M.D., volunteer for the American Heart Association\u2019s Get With The Guidelines\u00ae – Coronary Artery Disease Systems of Care Advisory Work Group. \u201cOrganizations like UConn Health and its UConn John Dempsey Hospital are recognized for consistently supporting patients with science-based treatment and care coordination, ensuring the best opportunity for recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n UConn\u2019s teaching hospital is well-known for its rapid, lifesaving heart attack care. UConn John Dempsey Hospital staff are on call 24\/7 to treat STEMI heart attack patients with lifesaving care at a moment\u2019s notice inside the cardiac catheterization lab at\u00a0UConn Health\u2019s Calhoun Cardiology Center.<\/a>\u00a0The on-call multidisciplinary team includes paramedics, Emergency Department personnel, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory staff, interventional cardiac specialists, physicians, nurses, EMTs, staff, telephone operators, and administrators.<\/p>\n \u201cUConn Cardiology, ED and EMS teams continue to be leaders in lifesaving heart attack care for the ninth year in a row,\u201d says Peter Canning, EMS Coordinator for UConn John Dempsey Hospital.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are so proud of the success of our STEMI care team, Calhoun Cardiology Center and our Emergency Department,\u201d says Dr. Christopher Pickett, medical director of UConn Health\u2019s Calhoun Cardiology Center.<\/p>\n