UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has received reaccreditation as a HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence from the American College of Cardiology (ACC). MVHS stipulated that it was the first health-care organization in the state to earn the accreditation and one of the first nationally to achieve the honor. Accreditation […]
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has received reaccreditation as a HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence from the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
MVHS stipulated that it was the first health-care organization in the state to earn the accreditation and one of the first nationally to achieve the honor.
Accreditation is based on “rigorous on-site evaluation” of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients as well as participation in ongoing quality-improvement initiatives and cardiac registry programs.
“Being designated a HeartCARE Center provides national recognition of what we all know and appreciate — that our cardiac services provide world-class care,” MVHS President/CEO Darlene Stromstad said in a press release.
The designation is the highest recognition hospitals can receive from the ACC. Established in 2018, it recognizes hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to comprehensive, high-quality culture through comprehensive process improvement, disease and procedure-specific accreditation, professional excellence, and community engagement.
“It is an honor for our program to achieve this recognition,” Michael Sassower, a cardiologist at CNY Cardiology and medical director of structural heart at MVHS. “This recognition is the culmination of years of effort put forward by our team of doctors, nurses, technologists, and support staff who have the shared vision of creating a cardiac center that is second to none.”
The cardiac team at MVHS has been recognized repeatedly by the ACC in recent years, the health system said. In addition to this HeartCARE Center designation, MVHS says it is the only hospital in New York to achieve ACC accreditation in electrophysiology.
MVHS is an integrated nonprofit health-care delivery system that includes St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare, MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Visiting Nurse Association of Utica and Oneida County, and Senior Network Health. This fall, the organization will open the Wynn Hospital in Utica. MVHS primarily serves Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison counties with more than 4,200 employees.
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