Marshfield Medical Center Receives ACC’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award

Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 -- 10:01 AM

Seven Sanford Health hospitals across four states have earned recognition from the American College of Cardiology.

Sanford USD Medical Center in South Dakota, Sanford Medical Center Fargo and Sanford Bismarck Medical Center in North Dakota, Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in Minnesota, and Marshfield Medical Center and Marshfield Medical Center -Weston in Wisconsin have all received the ACC’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026.

Those six locations are among only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire was also recognized with the ACC’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award.

These awards recognize Sanford Health’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that all seven locations reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.

To receive the Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry Performance Achievement Awards, all seven hospitals have demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain  ̶   MI Registry for two consecutive years (2024 and 2025) and performed at the highest level for specific performance measures.

Full participation in the registry engages hospitals in a robust quality improvement process using data to drive improvements in adherence to guideline recommendations and overall quality of care provided to heart attack patients.

“We are proud to present Sanford Health with these Performance Achievement Awards in recognition of its national leadership and steadfast commitment to meeting comprehensive performance measures in patient care,” Leslie L. Davis, PhD, ANP-BC, FACC, chair of the NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Steering Subcommittee.

"Sanford’s achievement reflects its ongoing focus on providing high-quality, guideline-driven care for patients who experience a heart attack and helping ensure they receive exceptional cardiovascular care.”

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 cessation counseling and cardiac rehabilitation, among others.

“We are grateful to the American College of Cardiology for once again recognizing our commitment to cardiovascular patients,” said Dr. Jeremy Cauwels, Sanford Health chief medical officer.

“These honors reflect our focus on delivering high-quality care and the diligence our teams demonstrate across our entire system every day. The quality and consistency of our Sanford Health team is second to none, which is a testament to our excellent providers and leadership.”

Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry empowers health care provider teams to consistently treat heart attack patients according to the most current, science-based guidelines and establishes a national standard for understanding and improving the quality, safety and outcomes of care provided for patients with coronary artery disease, specifically high-risk heart attack patients.

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