Every year more than 250,000 people experience the deadliest type of heart attack (known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction, STEMI). Blood flow to the heart is blocked and requires fast treatment to prevent death.
Trinitas Regional Medical Center recently received the American Heart Association’s 2019 Gold Plus Mission: Lifeline for STEMI Receiving Centers. The Gold Plus award signifies that Trinitas saves more lives by picking up patients from wherever they may be at the time a cardiac incident occurs, diagnosing them, and treating their Heart Attack with PCI (angioplasty) within 90 minutes.
The award was given jointly to Trinitas and the Elizabeth Fire Department's EMS Division.
Contact Information
Doug Harris
908-994-5138
dharris@trinitas.org
Yolanda Fleming
908-994-5139
Yfleming@trinitas.org