International Chest Pain Center Certification

A tangible demonstration of a hospital’s commitment to improve and save lives:

• Regional, national, and international presentation and showcase opportunities to align with the best-in-class healthcare professionals and showcase your hospital or practice.
• Robust promotional toolkit after your hospital is awarded certification offers media and marketing engagement opportunities.

Unique ability to develop skills and opportunities that build careers:

• Professional membership opportunities
• Research and publication opportunities
• Improved positioning for recruiting the best and brightest

• AHA staff and leadership offer guidance and advice at every step.
• Access to the most up-to-date research and scientific publications
• Professional education opportunities, such as workshops and webinars
• Clinical tools and resources
• Patient education resources
• A competitive advantage in the healthcare marketplace
• National and local recognition for hospital team program achievement
• Performance feedback reporting for continuous quality improvement

• Preventive guidelines on lifestyle changes, medication and hospital-discharge instructions help reduce future healthcare costs in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
• Published findings from scientific studies based on Get With The Guidelines data are making major contributions to the future of heart disease and stroke care.

Join an elite group of hospitals elevating cardiac care.

• Ongoing advocacy support for cardiac systems of care
• Certified centers play an active role in setting national cardiac agenda and establishing key priorities
• Relationships with pre-hospital providers, other cardiac centers and cardiac community

Access to our online community for certified hospitals offering:

• Support, resources and access to stroke experts
• National and international networking
• Information and best practice sharing
• Collaboration and mentorship opportunities