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Southern Maryland Hospital Earns Accolade from American College of Cardiology Foundation
CLINTON, MD – Southern Maryland Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2011 – one of only 94 hospitals nationwide to do so. The award recognizes the hospital's Heart and Vascular Center for its commitment to implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. The award also signifies that Southern Maryland Hospital has met the stringent 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.
The expert physicians, nurses, and staff of The Heart and Vascular Center provide state-of-the-art treatment for cardiovascular disease, including heart attack, close to home. By focusing on highly coordinated and efficient emergency cardiac care, our cardiac team works seamlessly with the hospital’s emergency department and local EMS to fast-track patients who are having heart attack symptoms. Heart attack patients can receive emergency coronary angioplasty within minutes once they arrive at the Heart and Vascular Center, opening blockages and restoring blood flow to the heart muscle. Earlier this year, the hospital's robust cardiac program was designated a Cardiac Interventional Center by the state's coordinating agency for emergency medical services – the only hospital in Southern Maryland to earn this designation. It is also an accredited Chest Pain Center.
"The American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association commend Southern Maryland Hospital for its success in implementing standards of care and protocols. The full implementation of acute and secondary prevention guideline-recommended therapy is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of heart attack patients," said Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, ACTION Registry-GWTG Steering Committee Chair and Director of Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center and James Jollis, MD, FACC, ACTION Registry-GWTG Co-Chair and Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Duke University Hospital.
ACTION Registry–GWTG's goal is to empower health care provider teams to consistently treat heart attack patients according to the most current, science-based guidelines and to establish a national standard for understanding and improving the quality, safety, and outcomes of care provided for patients with coronary artery disease.
Physician Spotlight
Southern Maryland Hospital is pleased to announce that Sadeka Jude, MD, has joined our medical staff in White Plains, MD, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Jude earned her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Jude began her career as a registered pharmacist and commissioned officer in the United States Air Force. After earning her medical degree, Dr. Jude practiced at Capital Women's Care in Rockville, MD. Her interests include all aspects of obstetrics and gynecology, cultural awareness and health disparities in the practice of medicine, and disaster preparedness and relief for women. Dr. Jude is now accepting new patients.
Sadeka Jude, MD White Plains Women's Health Center 4225 Altamont Place, Suite 102 White Plains, MD 20695 (301) 870-9900
