Memorial Hermann Health System is pleased to announce that nine hospitals within the system have received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025. Additionally, two hospitals within the system have received the Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2025.
Platinum Performance Achievement Award Winners:
Silver Performance Achievement Award Winners:
Only 323 other hospitals nationwide received the Platinum Performance honor, and 79 other hospitals received Silver Performance recognition.
“We are very proud that each one of our 11 facilities that treats patients for heart attack and chest pain have been recognized by the American College of Cardiology for excelling in this area of care,” said Dr. Majid Basit, chair of Memorial Hermann’s Cardiology Clinical Programs Committee. “Achieving Platinum and Silver Award status on the Chest Pain – MI Registry underscores our system-wide pledge to maintaining excellent outcomes and consistent quality improvement in cardiovascular care.”
The award recognizes Memorial Hermann’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients across each hospital campus within the system, and signifies success in treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.
“It is an honor to award Memorial Hermann Health System with the Platinum Performance Award for their valuable national leadership and dedication to meeting comprehensive performance measures in patient care,” said Michael C. Kontos, MD, FACC, chair of the NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Steering Subcommittee, and cardiologist at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. “The receipt of this award indicates that Memorial Hermann Health System remains committed to providing top quality, guideline-driven care for heart attack patients. Their success ensures patients are receiving the highest quality cardiovascular care.”
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that over 800,000 Americans suffer a heart attack each year. Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry empowers health care provider teams to consistently treat heart attack patients according to the most current, science-based guidelines and establishes a national standard for understanding and improving the quality, safety and outcomes of care provided for patients with coronary artery disease, specifically high-risk heart attack patients.