For the seventh consecutive year, McLeod Regional Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award. McLeod is one of only 259 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor and one of eight hospitals in the state of South Carolina for 2024.

The award recognizes McLeod Regional Medical Center’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that McLeod 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.

“This award is a team effort involving medical providers, nurses, technicians, and EMS all working collectively in the care of heart attack patients,” said Dr. Alan Blaker, Executive Medical Director, McLeod Heart and Vascular Institute. “It is through their hard work and dedication that patients receive such excellent care. They are key to us achieving this award and I thank everyone for their important work.”

Caption: Dr. Alan Blaker, Executive Medical Director of the McLeod Heart and Vascular Institute, celebrates the Platinum Performance Achievement Award with the Cardiac Catheterization team at McLeod Regional Medical Center on August 23.