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provided to heart attack patients. of our Cardiovascular Team and look forward to continuing to
provide these types of services for many years to come.”
“It is an honor to award UNC Health Southeastern with the
Gold Performance Award for their valuable national leadership Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry empowers health care provider teams
and dedication to meeting comprehensive performance mea- to consistently treat heart attack patients according to the most
sures in patient care,” said Michael C. Kontos, MD, FACC, current, science-based guidelines and establishes a national
chair of the NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Steering Sub- standard for understanding and improving the quality, safety
committee, and cardiologist at Virginia Commonwealth Uni- and outcomes of care provided for patients with coronary ar-
versity Medical Center. “The receipt of this award indicates tery disease, specifically high-risk heart attack patients.
that UNC Health Southeastern remains committed to provid-
ing top quality, guideline-driven care for heart attack patients. In 2021, UNC Health Southeastern was awarded the American
Their success ensures patients are receiving the highest quality College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Sil-
cardiovascular care.” ver Performance Achievement Award.

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that over 800,000 The American College of Cardiology envisions a world where
Americans suffer a heart attack each year. A heart attack occurs innovation and knowledge optimize cardiovascular care and
when a blood clot in a coronary artery partially or completely outcomes. As the professional home for the entire cardio-
blocks blood flow to the heart muscle. Treatment guidelines in- vascular care team, the mission of the College and its more
clude administering aspirin upon arrival and discharge, timely than 56,000 members is to transform cardiovascular care and
restoration of blood flow to the blocked artery, smoking cessa- to improve heart health. The ACC bestows credentials upon
tion counseling and cardiac rehabilitation, among others. cardiovascular professionals who meet stringent qualifica-
tions and leads in the formation of health policy, standards
“I can still remember the work that was put in to developing the and guidelines. The College also provides professional medi-
Cardiovascular Program at UNC Health Southeastern,” said cal education, disseminates cardiovascular research through its
Dr. Joe Roberts, UNC Health Southeastern Vice President and world-renowned JACC Journals, operates national registries to
Chief Medical Officer. “This award helps to confirm that we measure and improve care, and offers cardiovascular accredita-
made the right decision for our community. We are so proud tion to hospitals and institutions. For more, visit acc.org.

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