The Medical Center Nationally Recognized

GREENVILLE, MS Delta Health System-The Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline^® NSTEMI Silver Participant achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

Each year, more than 546,000 people experience this type of dangerous heart attack,caused by a partial blockage of blood flow to the heart.^[1] Like all heart attacks, this requires timely treatment to restore blood flow as quickly as possible.

Mission: Lifeline is the American Heart Association's national initiative to advance the system of care for patients with high-risk, time-sensitive disease states, such as heart attacks. The program helps reduce barriers to prompt treatment for heart attacks – starting from when 911 is called, to EMS transport and continuing through hospital treatment and discharge. Optimal care for heart attack patients takes coordination between the individual hospital, EMS, and health care system.

“When someone experiences an NSTEMI heart attack, American Heart Association guidelines call for specific actions in the hospital, as well as appropriate medications and cardiac rehab activities following a hospital stay,” said James G. Jollis, M.D., volunteer for the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines^® - Coronary Artery Disease Systems of Care Advisory Work Group and cardiologist with The Christ Hospital Physicians – Heart & Vascular in Cincinnati. “Hospitals like The Medical Center are recognized for consistently providing patients with guidance, medication and rehabilitation opportunities that give the patient the best chance of preventing another cardiac event.”

The Mission: Lifeline achievement award is earned by hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date research-based guidelines for NSTEMI care as outlined by the American Heart Association.

“The Medical Center is honored to be recognized by the American Heart Association for our dedication to providing optimal care for heart attack patients,” said Amy Walker, Chief Nursing Officer. “The Mission: Lifeline program puts proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis, so patients have the best possible chance of survival.”

For more information, contact Kim Dowdy, Community Development Manager, at 662.725.2830 or kdowdy@deltahealthsystem.org.