STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Medical Center recently announced full reaccreditation for its cardiac catheterization lab through Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence.
Cardiac catheterization is the general name for the group of procedures that involve physician-guided tubes entered through an artery in the leg or wrist into the heart and the coronary arteries. Catheterization can be used in an emergency to intervene during a heart attack or to identify and correct structural problems to prevent such events.
Mount Nittany Medical Center first obtained ACE accreditation last year, and reaccreditation means that the center continues to achieve a gold standard in quality care for the cardiac cath lab. As the first accrediting organization recognized by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ACE provides expert guidance for facilities to implement high-quality standards in cardiac catheterization.
“ACE accreditation shows our sustained commitment to the highest quality cardiac care for our patients,” said Dr. Albert Zoda, medical director of the cardiac catheterization lab. “Our reaccreditation continues to cover both diagnostic and interventional catheterizations, so it certainly required a lot of hard work, time and dedication from our staff. For that, we are so very proud.”
Mount Nittany Health Cardiology services are conveniently offered in State College, Mifflin County, Penns Valley and Lock Haven.
To learn more, visit www.mountnittany.org.
