Heart and Vascular Center

Accreditations & Awards

Treating patients with warmth and compassion. The Heart Center at The Nebraska Medical Center.

Joint Commission Approved

The Nebraska Medical Center's Congestive Heart Failure program and Acute Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) program also each received the "Gold Seal of Approval" certification from The Joint Commission making these services the first and only nationally certified programs of their kind in the state of Nebraska.

Chest Pain Center Accreditation

The Chest Pain Center at The Nebraska Medical Center has received full Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The Society’s accreditation process ensures centers meet or exceed quality-of-care measures in acute cardiac medicine.

Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL)

credentialed labs and nurses

American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)

credentialed sonographers

Outstanding Cardiovascular Experience

For the second straight year, The Nebraska Medical Center has earned JD Power and Associates “Outstanding Cardiovascular Experience” distinction. The J.D. Power and Associates survey also showed The Nebraska Medical Center outperformed national benchmarks in the area of cardiovascular services. The survey showed nurses at The Nebraska Medical Center excelled in explaining conditions and treatments and providing clear explanations of procedures.