Hospitals in India Earn Certification for Advanced Cardiac Emergency Care

Three hospitals working to reduce the death rates due to cardiovascular disease and heart attacks in India are now the country’s first to earn certification as American Heart Association Comprehensive Chest Pain Centers.

The Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Aster MIMS) in Calicut, the Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, and the MGM Medical College Hospital in Navi Mumbai join more than a dozen(link opens in new window) hospitals outside the U.S. to receive the designation. It reflects their commitment to delivering evidence-based care that reduces treatment times and improves outcomes for people experiencing chest pain or related cardiac emergencies.

In India, cardiovascular disease accounts for about 36% of all deaths in people ages 30 to 69. The country also has seen a 12.5% increase in heart attack deaths year-over-year, according to the most recent data available.

“These certifications are critical elements to create a regional system of care that seeks to save lives by closing the gaps that delay people experiencing chest pain and heart attacks from timely access to appropriate treatments,” said DP Suresh, M.D., incoming volunteer co-chair of the American Heart Association’s International Committee, a native of India and executive medical director of the Florence Wormald Heart and Vascular Institute at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Cincinnati. “Recognizing hospitals dedicated to evidence-based treatment allows the Heart Association to advance care quality and support healthier communities worldwide.”

Visit Chest Pain Certification Details(link opens in new window) for more information about eligibility.