The American Heart Association presents the Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Referring Center Bronze award for implementation of quality treatment, care coordination for heart attack patients
Manatee Memorial Hospital’s freestanding emergency department, ER at Bayshore Gardens, (located on 14th Street West) has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Referring Center Bronze recognition for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), known to be more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks.
Each year, more than one million cases of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) require hospitalization in the U.S.,and about 30% of ACS cases are classified as STEMI, caused by a complete blockage in a coronary artery.[1] Like all heart attacks, this requires timely treatment to restore blood flow as quickly as possible…