Cherry Hill named one of three Cardiac Centers of Excellence in the U.S.
This certification reinforces Cherry Hill as a leading provider of cardiac health care in the Puget Sound and beyond.
SEATTLE, Nov. 27, 2024 – Providence Swedish Cherry Hill has earned the Cardiac Center of Excellence certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), becoming one of three Cardiac Centers of Excellence in the U.S and the second on the West Coast.
The certification recognizes excellence in cardiac health care related to heart failure, extracorporeal life support and ventricular assist device programs through a series of surveys. The surveys audit an organization’s program management, quality management system, infection prevention and control and several other elements of patient care and safety.
"We are honored the Cherry Hill campus has earned the prestigious Cardiac Center of Excellence certification,” said Elizabeth Wako, M.D., president and CEO of Swedish Health Services. “Thank you to everyone involved in earning this certification – you set the standard for excellence in cardiac care.”
As a Cardiac Center for Excellence, the Cherry Hill campus provides a broad range of preventive, management and specialty cardiovascular services.
Congratulations to the teams and caregivers at Cherry Hill who continue to deliver exceptional care, exhibiting an unwavering commitment to their patients.
About Providence Swedish
Providence Swedish has served the Puget Sound region since the first Providence hospital opened in Seattle in 1877 and the first Swedish hospital opened in 1910. The two organizations affiliated in 2012 and today comprise the largest health care delivery system in Western Washington, with 22,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics throughout Western Washington – from Everett to Centralia. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $545 million in community benefit in the Puget Sound region each year. The health system offers a comprehensive range of services and specialty and subspecialty care in a number of clinical areas, including cancer, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care. For more information, visit providence.org/swedish.
