Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Earns National Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation
The American College of Cardiology has recognized Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care, including diagnostic catheterizations and percutaneous coronary intervention procedures.
Henry Mayo was awarded Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI in July based on a rigorous onsite evaluation of the staffS ability to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients in the cardiac cath lab.
Henry Mayo is the first hospital in Los Angeles County to receive ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI.
Percutaneous coronary intervention, also known as coronary angioplasty, is a non-surgical procedure that opens narrowed or blocked coronary arteries with a balloon to relieve symptoms of heart disease or reduce heart damage during or after a heart attack.
Hospitals that have proven remarkable competency in treating patients who require cardiac catheterization have standardized their assessment process for patients before undergoing catheterization to ensure quality and patient safety. They ensure that care in the procedure room – including sedation, infection control, radiation safety, global protocol, and time-out procedures – is fully coordinated. They also demonstrate mastery of the appropriate transfer to a cath recovery unit to better monitor and track complications, enhance physician-to-patient communication, patient family communication, discharge instructions, and follow-up data.
“henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has demonstrated its commitment to providing Santa Clarita Valley residents with excellent heart care,” said Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, chair of the ACC Accreditation Management Board. “ACC Accreditation Services is proud to award Henry Mayo with Cardiovascular Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI.”
“Having the ACC stamp of approval on our program shows just how committed our team is to providing the vrey best cardiac care,” said Erin Bell,RN,Process Improvement Coordinator for Robert G. Veloz Cardiac services at Henry Mayo. “We