ALBUQUERQUE – October 8, 2024 –Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® Regional Recognition award for its commitment to offering swift and evidence-based care to individuals across the region experiencing the most severe heart attacks.
Achieving Mission: Lifeline® Regional Recognition denotes a commitment to high quality systems of care among STEMI Receiving Centers, STEMI Referring Centers, 911 EMS Agencies, Interfacility Transport Agencies, and other supporting system participants. The honor recognizes collaborative efforts, including quality improvement priorities outside the facility with the supporting EMS agencies participating in blinded Mission: Lifeline® regional reports and meeting the STEMI Achievement measure requirements collectively.
The program helps reduce barriers to prompt heart attack interventions – from the initial 911 call and EMS transport through hospital treatment and discharge.
“The Mission: Lifeline® Regional Recognition demonstrates our dedication to ensuring access for patients to best practices and life-saving care,” said Brian Miller, administrator of HHNM. “Our staff and providers are passionate about delivering the best care to each and every heart attack patient who comes through our doors.”
According to the American Heart Association, more than 250,000 people a year experience a critical and time-sensitive type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). STEMI heart attacks are caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart and they require timely treatment. Rapid restoration of blood flow through mechanical means and/or clot-dissolving medication is essential to prevent death and permanent heart damage.
To learn more about Lovelace Medical Center and its commitment to providing quality and compassionate care, please visit www.lovelace.com.
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Contact:
Whitney Alcantar, Lovelace Health System
Phone: 505.727.5503
Lovelace Medical Center
Lovelace Medical Center (LMC), located in the heart of Albuquerque, is a 263-bed acute care hospital with over 1,100 employees providing comprehensive care, including around-the-clock emergency care, surgical services, non-invasive robotic spine surgery, cardiology, stroke care, radiology and oncology services. LMC was recently named to U.S. News & World Report High Performing Best Hospitals, in Heart Attack, Heart Bypass surgery, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Stroke and COPD got 2022 -2023 and received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for 2024 for the 12th consecutive year. LMC earned Spine Surgery Program Certification from DNV for 2022- 2025 by demonstrating excellence in orthopedic surgery, including diagnosis and treatments in spine surgery as well as Primary Stroke Center Certification from DNV for 2022 – 2025 for its readiness to handle a full range of stroke-related medical problems. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) awarded LMC, one of only 249 programs in the world, the Practice Transitional Accreditation Program (PTAP) for 2023, signifying that the hospital is following best practices and utilizing an evidence-based curriculum that is focused on helping the new graduate nurse transition from student nurse into professional nursing practice. To learn more about the state-of-the-art treatment options, innovative health care providers and award-winning quality initiatives at Lovelace Medical Center, visit lovelace.com.