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October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
How are Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Heart Attack Different? Nobody is safe from the onset of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). SCA is responsible for approximately 360,000 deaths per year and is the third leading cause of death in the United States. More than 23,000 of those affected by SCA each year are young people under…
Read MoreHealthy Holidays Begin with Healthy Eating!
Diet plays a significant role in the risk of heart attack and stroke. Many of your favorite dishes may be cooked as healthier versions with subtle changes to ingredients. It takes a little time to figure out the best substitutions, but they make all the difference. The Mayo Clinic shares tips to update your diet…
Read MoreCongratulations to the Mississippi Hospitals That Received 2024 Chest Pain-MI Registry™ Performance Achievement Awards from The American College of Cardiology
Awarded by The American College of Cardiology, the 2024 Chest Pain – MI Registry Performance Achievement Awards are based on each hospital’s efficacy to meet specific measures as they relate to the institution’s recorded data submissions. STEMI and NSTEMI Composite Criteria included whether eligible care opportunities were delivered, and the Defect Free Care Composite evaluated…
Read MoreExecutive Director presented at ACC Quality Summit
Our Executive Director, Christy McGregor, DNP, RN presented “Building a State Cardiac System of Care” at the 2023 American College of Cardiology Quality Summit that was held in Orlando. We were honored to be a part of this meeting, which aims to redefine quality healthcare.
Read MoreCPR Training In Mississippi High Schools
All 237 public high schools now have CPR in Schools training kits thanks to the generous gift to AHA by the Mississippi Healthcare Alliance in 2016. MHCA funded an additional 176 CPR training kits to complete the 2014 Mississippi State Legislature’s unfunded mandate to provide CPR training in Mississippi high schools. The CPR kits…
Read MoreACC Award to MS Chapter
Dr. Harper Stone, President of MS Healthcare Alliance, accepts American College of Cardiology award on behalf of MS Chapter ACC for its excellence in data, information and knowledge, and transformation of care in 2014. The award was presented by Dr. Thad Waites and Dr. Barry Bertolet at the MHCA Statewide Symposium June 2015.
Read MoreRegistries Within Mississippi’s STEMI and Stroke Systems of Care Get Funding Increase
Read the story at the American College of Cardiology.
Read MoreMississippi – first with 3 systems to aid trauma, stroke victims
Mississippi – first with 3 systems to aid trauma, stroke victims (pdf)
Read MoreSRHS informs community about stroke signs and symptoms
WLOX News in Biloxi, MS filmed a segment about stroke signs and stymptoms in recognition of stroke month. WLOX.com – The News for South Mississippi http://www.wlox.com/story/25635310/singing-river-health-system#.U4c2mwrnQZc.email
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