Monument Health Earns 15th Straight Platinum Heart Attack Care Award
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026 making 15 consecutive years receiving the honor. Rapid City Hospital is one of only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor, with fewer maintaining Platinum-level performance for 15 consecutive years.
Seven Sanford Hospitals Earn National Heart Attack Care Awards
Seven Sanford Health hospitals across four states have earned recognition from the American College of Cardiology. Sanford USD Medical Center in South Dakota, Sanford Medical Center Fargo and Sanford Bismarck Medical Center in North Dakota, Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in Minnesota, and Marshfield Medical Center and Marshfield Medical Center -Weston in Wisconsin have all received the ACC's NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026. Those six locations are among only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
Sanford Health Achieves ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation for Excellence
The American College of Cardiology has recognized Sanford Bismarck for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. Sanford was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack.
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Named Among Nation’s Leading Hospitals for Heart Attack Care
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2025. UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s is among 79 nationwide to receive the honor.
Sanford USD Medical Center Recognized Among Nation’s Top Hospitals for Heart Attack Care
Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025. Sanford USD Medical Center is one of only 323 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
Sanford Fargo Ranked Among Nation's Best for Heart Attack Care
Sanford Health Fargo has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2024.
Bismarck’s Sanford Medical Center Ranks Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2024.
Great Plains Health Earns National Recognition for Top-Quality Cardiovascular Care
Great Plains Health has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold recognition for its commitment to providing rapid, research-based care to patients experiencing a type of heart attack known as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).
Lexington Regional Health Center Nationally Recognized For Its Commitment To Quality Care For Heart Attacks
Lexington Regional Health Center has received American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Referring Center Bronze recognition for its commitment to ensuring science-based
Monument Health Heart And Vascular Institute Recognized For Chest Pain Treatment
For the 12th consecutive year, Monument Health has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023. Monument Health is one of only 262 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
Prairie Lakes Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals For Treatment Of Heart Attack Patients
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023
MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals For Treatment Of Heart Attack Patients
MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center is proud to announce it has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023.
Sanford Sioux Falls Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals For Treatment Of Heart Attack Patients
Sanford USD Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023
Keeping Score Of Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America and throughout the world. Each year, one in three Americans dies from heart disease. Many of these deaths are preventable and, just like colon cancer and breast cancer, heart disease has an inexpensive and easy to administer screening test that many people don’t know about.
Sanford Health Celebrates American Heart Month With A Free Presentation On Heart Health And $25 Heart Screenings
To celebrate American Heart Month in February, Sanford Health is hosting a free Doc Talk presentation on heart health and offering $25 heart screenings for a limited time.
Heart Bypass Surgery At Essentia Health Helps One Fargo Man Keep Running
Dave Green ran early in life, but became an avid runner in 2008 with his first half marathon in Phoenix, Arizona.
North Dakota Designates CHI Mercy Hospital In Valley City as Its First Acute Cardiac Ready Hospital
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Emergency Medical Systems Unit recognizes CHI Mercy Health Valley City as the first Acute Cardiac Ready Hospital in North Dakota.