Wadley Regional Medical Center at Hope has been recognized as part of the top 3 hospitals to receive Bronze recognition for its commitment to ensuring science-based treatment for all 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.
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Wadley Regional Medical Center at Hope has received American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Referring Center Bronze recognition for its commitment to ensuring science-based treatment for all 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, about 285,000 people in the U.S. experience this type of heart attack, caused by a
complete blockage in a coronary artery.1 Nearly 40% of people who go to the emergency room with acute coronary syndrome are diagnosed with a STEMI. Like all heart attacks, this requires timely treatment to restore blood flow as quickly as possible.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.
Recognition as a Mission: Lifeline Referring Center is designed to showcase hospitals of every size
on the front lines of care that do not have 24/7 cardiac catheterization lab availability but work in
collaboration with emergency medical services to ensure patients receive guideline-directed STEMI
and NSTEMI care.The Mission: Lifeline Referring Center award is earned by hospitals that demonstrate a
commitment to getting patients the most up-to-date research-based care for STEMI as outlined by
the American Heart Association.“Wadley at Hope is dedicated to improving the quality of heart care, and the American Heart
Association’s Mission: Lifeline program helps us achieve that goal,” said Dr. Ronald Exum, Medical
Director of the Wadley at Hope ER. “The Mission: Lifeline program puts proven knowledge and
guidelines to work on a daily basis, so our patients have the best possible chance of survival.”
