February 20, 2020
Joint Commission: Texas hospital earns first Primary Heart Attack Center certification
Editor's Note
The Joint Commission announced February 19 that the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth has been awarded the first Primary Heart Attack Center (PHAC) certification by the Joint Commission and American Heart Association.
The certification standardizes and improves coordinated systems of care for identification, assessment, monitoring, management, data sharing, and performance improvement in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarctions.
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