Heart and Vascular Center
Accreditations & Awards
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.