Fayetteville's Washington Regional Medical Center recently received 3 awards for heart attack care, revealing medical success in Northwest Arkansas. 

• Successes: The awards are Mission: Lifeline awards. Washington Regional received the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for “quick treatment through emergency procedures,” the Silver Award for non-STEMI heart attack patients, and the Regional Achievement Award, which recognizes the hospital’s collaborative and supportive efforts toward the creation of high quality systems of care.
• Representing quality: Washington Regional provides optimal care for the most severe types of heart attacks. Receiving these awards from the American Heart Association puts it in the category of hospitals that “see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.”

Read more about the awards HERE.