ACC HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence

UK King’s Daughters once again has earned the American College of Cardiology’s HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence designation. The designation recognizes institutions that have demonstrated their commitment to providing exceptional cardiovascular care, process improvement, and sustainable quality improvement through participation in multiple ACC accreditations and ongoing cardiovascular registry reporting.

To earn HeartCARE Center status, hospitals must participate in a least two ACC Accreditation Services programs, the National Cardiovascular Data Registries, and targeted quality improvement campaigns designed to close gaps in guideline-based care.

UK King’s Daughters’ current ACC certifications include:
- Chest Pain Center with PCI
- Cardiac Cath Lab
- Heart Failure with outpatient services
- Electrophysiology
- Transcatheter valve replacement

UK King’s Daughters has reported cardiovascular care data to the NCDR for nearly 25 years.

“We are very proud of the quality care we provide at King’s Daughters,” said Kim Grooms, executive administrator of cardiovascular services. “Our physicians, surgeons and teams work incredibly hard to ensure patients receive the best care possible, in a timely manner and to provide them with the best opportunity for full recovery,” Grooms said. “Our continued HeartCARE Excellence designation demonstrates both our intent and our commitment to provide the best care to all.”

“UK King’s Daughters has demonstrated its commitment to providing the tri-state region with excellent heart care,” said Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., MPH, FACC, chair of the ACC Accreditation Management Board.

The heart and vascular program at King’s Daughters provides the community with access to high-quality care with same-day heart appointments; outreach locations throughout eastern Kentucky and southern Ohio; state-of-the-art technology; and providers in all major specialties and subspecialties of cardiology, including invasive, interventional, and general cardiology; electrophysiology; structural heart; women’s heart programs; pediatric cardiology; heart failure care; cardiothoracic surgery; and vascular care.

For more information, please call UK King’s Daughters Cardiology at (606) 324-4745.