About the Heart Institute

Opened in 1989, the Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point is a leading facility in the treatment of heart and vascular disease. One of Florida's most comprehensive and advanced centers, the Heart Institute provides a full range of quality adult cardiac services at reasonable costs. The Heart Institute's affiliated physicians are dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease. They provide comprehensive cardiac service while working closely with primary care physicians to achieve the best result for each patient. The experienced nurses, technicians, therapists, dieticians and chaplains who support the physician's efforts, enhance this commitment to excellence.

The Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point Becomes First Hospital in the State of Florida to Receive Advanced Certification in Heart Failure from the Joint Commission

Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has become the first organization in the State of Florida and one of the first in the nation, to achieve certification through The Joint Commission's new Disease-Specific Care Advanced Certification Program in Heart Failure.

The Joint Commission's heart failure advanced certification was developed in collaboration with the American Heart Association, which, earlier this year, presented its own distinction, a Get With the Guidelines SM - Heart Failure Gold Performance Achievement Award, to Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point for quality performance.  The gold award signifies that the medical center has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent or greater compliance for at least 24 months as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients.

To merit certification under The Joint Commission's Advanced Certification Program in Heart Failure, a hospital or medical center must:

• Meet The Joint Commission's standards and performance measurement requirements in heart failure
• Achieve at least 85 percent compliance with the American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines SM measures in heart failure and sustain that compliance for 90 days or more
• Collect data on Joint Commission core measures for heart failure and use this data in ongoing performance improvement activities.

Specifically, the Advanced Certification Program in Heart Failure promotes successful heart-failure management efforts, including a standard method of delivering and coordinating care, implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, a secure and timely system for sharing information across settings and providers to safeguard patient rights and privacy, comprehensive performance improvement program, and clinical practices that support patient self-management.

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Accreditations & Quality

Long known for producing high quality results for our patients, the Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point is also recognized nationally with the following awards:

• Receive Advanced Certification in Heart Failure from the Joint Commission
• Chest Pain Center - Accredited Chest Pain Center (CPC) with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) by the Society of Chest Pain Centers
• Primary Stroke Center - Accredited primary stroke center by The Joint Commission.
• Get With The Guidelines Awards - Coronary Artery Disease Annual Performance Award Winner

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Red Dress Project

It's a myth that heart disease kills only men. The Red Dress Project wants to remind you that heart disease is your #1 threat. Over 227,000 women die of heart disease each year, 5 times the number of women who die from breast cancer. Find out what you can do to prevent this killer.

To join the “Go Red For Women” or learn more about women and heart disease, visit www.goredforwomen.org.

Cardiovascular Support Group

Heart 2 Heart Cardiovascular Support Group of RMCBP invites you to join us on the 3rd Wednesday of every other month @ 3:30 p.m. in the conference center located on campus in the rear of the hospital.

ICD (Internal Cardiac Defibrillator) Support Group

The ICD (Internal Cardiac Defibrillator) Support Group of RMCBP invites you to join us on the 4th Wednesday of every other month @ 5:30 p.m. in the conference center located on campus in the rear of the hospital.

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