Jackson  — Jackson-Madison County General Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2015. Jackson-Madison County General Hospital is one of only 319 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. This is the second year in a row Jackson-Madison County General Hospital has received this recognition.

The award recognizes Jackson-Madison County General Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that Jackson-Madison County General Hospital has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.

To receive the ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Jackson-Madison County General Hospital consistently followed the treatment guidelines in the ACTION Registry–GWTG Premier for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 90 percent for specific performance measures. Full participation in the registry engages hospitals in a robust quality improvement process using data to drive improvements in adherence to guideline recommendations and overall quality of care provided to heart attack patients.

Deann Montchal, Vice President of Hospital Services at West Tennessee Healthcare said the award is a proud achievement for the hospital and reflects the hard work and dedication of the staff.