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ADDITIONAL AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2022 Mission :
Lifeline ®
GOLD PLUS
STEMI RECEIVING
ACHIEVED 3 OUT OF 3 STARS
Mission : Lifeline ® / Get With The Guidelines Gold-Plus and Gold Recognition – Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas received Gold-Plus recognition as a STEMI Receiving Center and Gold for NSTEMI care by the American Heart Association ’ s quality indicators for patients who have had a severe heart attack . The hospital met specific criteria and standards of performance for quick and appropriate treatment by providing emergency procedures to re-establish blood flow to blocked arteries when needed .
Vascular Quality Initiative ( VQI ) Participation Awards – Highest Star Rating 2021 – Announced in April 2022 , through the participation of the Vascular Quality Initiative ® , Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas received the 2021 VQI Participation Award with a 3-Star rating , the highest “ star rating ” from the VQI . This is the sixth consecutive year the hospital has received 3-Star recognition .
Women ’ s Choice Award – America ’ s Best Hospital for Patient Safety and Heart Care – Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas and Fort Worth has been named one of America ’ s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety and Heart Care by the Women ’ s Choice Award ® ( WCA ). These awards signify that the hospital is in the top 1 % of 4,728 US hospitals offering heart care and for patient safety in safe surgery practices and lower rates for complications and infections .
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital | Additional Awards and Accolades