JFK Medical Center Earns HeartCARE Distinction for Commitment to HighQuality Cardiac Program

What you need to know

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has designated JFK Medical Center as a HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence program, which recognizes the hospital for its commitment to a comprehensive high-quality cardiac culture.

JFK Medical Center is the first and only hospital in New Jersey with this honor.

Hospitals can achieve this designation, which is the highest recognition given to a hospital by the ACC, by meeting a set of criteria that can be realized through participation in ACC’s existing suite of quality improvement programs. Criteria includes participation in specific accreditation programs, NCDR registries and targeted quality improvement campaigns, such as Patient Navigator Program: Focus MI, that are designed to help hospitals and institutions close gaps in guideline-based care.

Details about JFK Medical Center Cardiovascular Center

JFK’s collaborative care model combines all heart and vascular services, ensuring each patient has access to the most state-of-the-art medical and surgical procedures. This team approach ensures that patients are seen by expert specialists who are at the forefront of their fields in research and clinical care. The decision-making and treatment planning for each patient is done collaboratively. Every treatment option is explored to find the right care plan for each patient, given his or her specific cardiovascular diagnosis.

The center focuses on ACC quality improvement programs and registries and, with this new designation, now will have a way to publicly highlight its outstanding commitment to quality for their patients, providers and other stakeholders.

For more information

To learn more about the HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence, visit acc.org/HeartCARECenter.