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Suspect a Stroke? Here’s What You Need to Do
To determine if you or a loved one is experiencing signs of a stroke — Use the BE FAST Method: B – Balance Sudden dizziness, loss of balance or coordination. E – Eyes Sudden blurred, double, or loss of vision in one or both eyes. F – Face Drooping One side of the face droops…
Read MoreThe Importance of Knowing CPR
Knowing CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) can provide several life-saving benefits, both for the person administering it and the person receiving it: Saves Lives: CPR can significantly increase the chances of survival for someone experiencing a cardiac arrest, especially if it is performed promptly. Immediate CPR can keep oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and vital organs…
Read MoreOctober is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
How are Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Heart Attack Different? Nobody is safe from the onset of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). SCA is responsible for approximately 360,000 deaths per year and is the third leading cause of death in the United States. More than 23,000 of those affected by SCA each year are young people under…
Read MoreHealthy Holidays Begin with Healthy Eating!
Diet plays a significant role in the risk of heart attack and stroke. Many of your favorite dishes may be cooked as healthier versions with subtle changes to ingredients. It takes a little time to figure out the best substitutions, but they make all the difference. The Mayo Clinic shares tips to update your diet…
Read MoreCongratulations to the Mississippi Hospitals That Received 2024 Chest Pain-MI Registry™ Performance Achievement Awards from The American College of Cardiology
Awarded by The American College of Cardiology, the 2024 Chest Pain – MI Registry Performance Achievement Awards are based on each hospital’s efficacy to meet specific measures as they relate to the institution’s recorded data submissions. STEMI and NSTEMI Composite Criteria included whether eligible care opportunities were delivered, and the Defect Free Care Composite evaluated…
Read MoreExecutive Director presented at ACC Quality Summit
Our Executive Director, Christy McGregor, DNP, RN presented “Building a State Cardiac System of Care” at the 2023 American College of Cardiology Quality Summit that was held in Orlando. We were honored to be a part of this meeting, which aims to redefine quality healthcare.
Read MoreCPR Training In Mississippi High Schools
All 237 public high schools now have CPR in Schools training kits thanks to the generous gift to AHA by the Mississippi Healthcare Alliance in 2016. MHCA funded an additional 176 CPR training kits to complete the 2014 Mississippi State Legislature’s unfunded mandate to provide CPR training in Mississippi high schools. The CPR kits…
Read MoreACC Award to MS Chapter
Dr. Harper Stone, President of MS Healthcare Alliance, accepts American College of Cardiology award on behalf of MS Chapter ACC for its excellence in data, information and knowledge, and transformation of care in 2014. The award was presented by Dr. Thad Waites and Dr. Barry Bertolet at the MHCA Statewide Symposium June 2015.
Read MoreRegistries Within Mississippi’s STEMI and Stroke Systems of Care Get Funding Increase
Read the story at the American College of Cardiology.
Read MoreMississippi – first with 3 systems to aid trauma, stroke victims
Mississippi – first with 3 systems to aid trauma, stroke victims (pdf)
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