Providence Hospitals Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation
May 13, 2009
COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2009 – Providence Hospitals recently received full Cycle II accreditation with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPS). The Society of Chest Pain Centers’ goal is to reduce mortality from heart attacks by teaching the public to recognize and react to the early symptoms of a heart attack and to reduce the time that it takes to receive treatment.
Providence Hospitals’ accreditation as a chest pain center goes above and beyond the required standards for a Chest Pain Emergency department to include a PCI designation to treat blocked arteries of the heart. This designation means that within minutes of arriving at our Emergency department with a heart attack, our goal is to get you into a cardiac cath lab to receive an intervention, says Vice President of Cardiovascular Services Stephen Creech.
Dr. Lanneau Lide, a Providence cardiologist with the South Carolina Heart Center, believes the reduced treatment times will benefit patients. According to Dr. Lide, “Research has consistently proven that time is of the essence when it comes to saving heart muscle. The faster a patient can receive treatment, the greater the chance of a favorable outcome.”
Providence Hospitals has demonstrated its expertise and commitment to quality patient care by meeting or exceeding a wide set of stringent criteria and completing on-site evaluations by a review team from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity Health System, Providence Hospitals is known statewide for its compassionate care. This non-profit organization is licensed for 304 beds and is comprised of four entities: Providence Hospital, Providence Heart & Vascular Institute, Providence Hospital Northeast and Providence Orthopaedic & Neuro Spine Institute. A faith-based health care facility in the Midlands area of South Carolina, Providence employs more than 1,900 caring individuals.
ProvidenceHospital, located in downtown Columbia, was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine in 1938. The facility is best known for the expertise in cardiac care it provides through Providence Heart Institute, which is recognized statewide as a referral center for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Since opening in 1974, Providence Heart & Vascular Institute has conducted more cardiovascular procedures than any other medical team in the state. For more information, visit www.providencehospitals.com.
Providence Hospital Northeast was established in 1999 and offers a range of medical services in surgery, emergency care, women’s and children’s services and rehabilitation. Providence Northeast is home to Providence Orthopaedic & Neuro Spine Institute, which provides medical and surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of the bones, joints and spine.
