Firelands Regional Medical Center among nation’s top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients

Firelands Regional Medical Center among nation's top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients

Firelands Regional Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026, one of only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.

"Firelands Regional Medical Center is very proud to receive this accreditation," said Mark Martucci, RN, director of cardiac and pulmonary services. "It is a testament to our team of skilled, experienced and compassionate physicians, nurses, technologists and others working hard each day to provide high-quality care to our patients."

The award recognizes Firelands Regional Medical Center's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that Firelands Health has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.

To receive the Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Firelands Regional Medical Center has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry for two consecutive years (2024 and 2025) and performed at the highest level for specific performance measures. Full participation in the registry engages hospitals in a robust quality improvement process using data to drive improvements in adherence to guideline recommendations and overall quality of care provided to heart attack patients.