In an effort to enhance emergency response readiness for patients experiencing severe heart attacks and create elevated coordination between hospitals, DeTar Healthcare System, Yoakum Community ...

Implementing policies that allow emergency medical services (EMS) providers to take patients with STEMI directly to a PCI-capable hospital even if it’s not the closest option appears to shorten ...

MidMichigan Health’s Regional STEMI Alert Program has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The length of response by emergency medical services has an impact on the treatment and outcomes of patients ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with a certain type of heart attack get better care when paramedics take them directly to a medical center that can perform stent procedures - even if it's not the ...

Despite considerable successes in the treatment of STEMI, optimal delivery of care via standardized networks faces ongoing challenges in the United States, according to a new policy statement from the ...