July 15th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

UPMC Western Maryland is among the nation’s top performing hospitals for treating heart attack patients. For the fourth year in a row, UPMC has received the MI Registry Patient Platinum Award.

The Heart and Vascular Institute is one of only 259 hospitals to receive recognition. UPMC demonstrated sustained achievement and performance at the highest level in outcome measures for heart attack patients using science-based guidelines.