Maury Regional Medical Center among nation's top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack

Maury Regional Medical Center (MRMC) has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2024. MRMC is one of only 61 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that over 800,000 Americans suffer a heart attack each year. A heart attack occurs when a blood clot in a coronary artery partially or completely blocks blood flow to the heart muscle. Treatment guidelines include administering aspirin upon arrival and discharge, timely restoration of blood flow to the blocked artery, smoking ce...