Saint Clare’s Health Denville Hospital is Awarded the American Heart Association’s
Mission: Lifeline® – STEMI Receiving Center Gold Plus Award
Denville, NJ (June 19, 2019) – Saint Clare’s Health Denville Hospital proudly announces that it has been recognized by the American Heart Association as a Mission: Lifeline® – STEMI Receiving Center – Gold Plus Achievement Award hospital. The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® STEMI accreditation denotes the highest level of commitment to consistent and optimal STEMI care at the system level. This accreditation was developed in conjunction with Mission: Lifeline® and recognizes hospitals that meet specific standards as STEMI (heart attack) receiving centers or referring hospitals.
Hospitals who achieve accreditation have access to the use of AHA’s Heart-Checkmark, a symbol millions of Americans recognize and trust, to promote accreditation and exceptional STEMI care.
In awarding this recognition the American Heart Association stated that it recognizes Saint Clare’s Denville for its continued success in using the Mission: Lifeline® program. “Thank you for applying the most up-to-date evidence-based treatment guidelines to improve patient care and outcomes in the community you serve.”
In receiving the award hospital CEO Brian Finestein said, “We are gratified that the American Heart Association recognizes our commitment to providing the highest level of care possible to those who come to our facility with heart issues. This confirms that members of our community who come to our facility with cardiac issues will be treated by a facility that maintains the highest standards possible. Our community knows that Saint Clare’s provides not only compassionate care with neighbors caring for neighbors but also the highest standards.”
About Saint Clare’s Health
Saint Clare’s Health is a CMS 5 Star Rated and an award-winning provider of safe, high quality, compassionate care, serving the communities of Morris and Sussex counties. Its network of hospitals and healthcare facilities include Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health centers in Boonton, Denville, and Parsippany, and an Imaging Center in Parsippany, among other satellite locations. To learn more visit SaintClares.com and Like Us on Facebook.
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) 5 Star Rating is based on 100 rigorously tested quality measures at more than 4,000 Medicare certified hospitals as well as Veteran Health Administration and military health system hospitals.
Saint Clare’s Health is Joint Commission accredited and Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital has been recognized by the following third-party organizations:
- Leapfrog A Rating for Patient Safety
- Named among the top 5% in the nation for patient safety in 2018
- Named among the top 5% in the nation for Coronary Interventional Procedures in 2019
- Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification for Hip & Knee Replacement and Stroke
- One of HealthGrades America’s 100 Best Orthopedic Surgery for two years in a row (2018-2019)
- One of HealthGrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention in 2019
- Recipient of the following HealthGrades Five Star recognitions: Hip Fracture Treatment, Total Knee Replacement, Coronary Intervention Excellence, Coronary Interventional Procedures, Pacemaker Procedures, Treatment of Stroke, Treatment of Pneumonia, Gallbladder Surgery, Appendectomy, Treatment of Sepsis, C-Section, Gynecologic Procedures, Hysterectomy
- Recipient of other HealthGrades recognitions: Patient Safety Excellence Award Winner 2018, Gynecologic Procedures Excellence Award in 2018
- Recognized by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Hospital Recognition Program
- American Heart Association recognitions:
- Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
- Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award
- Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving Center – Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award 2018
- Three Year Accreditation Award with Commendation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
- Following accreditations by the American College of Radiology (ACR): Accreditation in Radiation Oncology, Accreditation Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
- American Association of Cardiovascular Pulmonary Rehab Certification
- Accredited Echocardiology Laboratory by the Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Echocardiology Laboratories
- Accredited Echocardiology Laboratory by the Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories
- International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Care Award
- Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) 2018-2022
- 2017 Women’s Choice Award by America’s Best Hospital Patient Safety
Saint Clare’s Dover Hospital has received the following:
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQUP) Comprehensive Center Designation Joint Commission Accredited
- Leapfrog A Rating for Patient Safety
- Joint Commission Disease-Specific Certification for Stroke
- Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award 2016 and 2018
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine Accreditation
- American Heart Association accreditations:
- Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
- Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award
- Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving Center Bronze Plus 2017 Quality Achievement Award
- American College of Radiology Accreditation Breast Imaging Center of Excellence®
- Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 2018-2022
- 2017 Women’s Choice Award by America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety