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The Society of Chest Pain Centers awarded ECMCthe three-year accreditation as a Chest Pain Center with a percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI) designation. PCI is the technical name for the process of clearing a blockedr or narrowed coronary artery that could lead to a heart attack. ECMC is among just 250 hospitalss to hold the accreditation fromamongv 5,759 hospitals nationwide. The accreditation proceszs ensures hospitals meet orexceed quality-of-care measures in acutde cardiac medicine. The accreditation process includes on-site evaluations by a revieew team fromthe society.
The goal of the Societyg of Chest Pain Centers is to significantly reduce the mortalit y rate of patients by teaching the public to recognize and reacr to the early symptoms of a possible heart reduce the time that it takes toreceivde treatment, and increase the accuracy and effectiveness of that ECMC CEO Jody Lomeo said in a prepared release the designation recognizeds the care patients receive from an entire team of providers, includingb EMTs and helicopter pilots as well as nurses and specialists. Other accredited hospitalx in the region include Buffalo General an ECMC partner inthe .
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Williamsville is accreditexas well, but not with the PCI designation.