NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum award recognizes high standards

(Evansville, IN)  St. Mary’s Health has received the ACTION Registry– Get with the Guidelines Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2015. This achievement was awarded by The American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry. St. Mary’s Health, part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system is one of only 319 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes St. Mary’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that St. Mary’s has 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 ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award, St. Mary’s consistently followed the treatment guidelines in the ACTION Registry–GWTG Premier for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 90 percent 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.

“This award is a proud achievement for St. Mary’s. It reflects the hard work and dedication of the staff who care for some of our most seriously ill patients and their families,” said Jan Ernest, St. Mary’s Vice president of Cardiovascular and System Support Services. “The implementation of these guidelines requires successful coordination of the cardiovascular team and emergency personnel and is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of heart attack patients.”

ACTION Registry–GWTG is a partnership between the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association with partnering support from the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. ACTION Registry-GWTG 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.

Evansville, IN—Ivy Tech Community College Southwest will host its eleventh annual CRUISE-IN Saturday, July 25^th from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the main campus in Evansville. The annual event is free and open to the public, and typically attracts between 200-400 visitors.

Attendees can expect to see street rods, trucks, and other unique cars from around the tri-state. The event is coordinated by students in Ivy Tech’s popular Automotive program and is sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts.

Local companies such as Car Quest, Advanced Auto, PRC Customs, MATCO Tools, Barton Automotive, Vann Auto, Duell’s Evansville Hyandai and many more will be in attendance.

Ivy Tech CRUISE-IN!

Saturday, July 25, 2015

4-8 p.m.

3501 N. First Ave.

(East parking lot-behind the main campus building)

Free and Open to the Public

Awards will be given for Best Domestic Car, Best Import Car, and Best Dyno Run. The CRUISE-IN will also feature live music provided by local favorite The Two Timers, door prizes, and opportunities to see vehicles run on the very popular Chassis Dynamometer (a large machine that can simulate highway-driving conditions to test horsepower, torque and miles per hour).

Curtis Upchurch, a resident at Miller’s Merry Manor in Rockport will be surprised by “The Home Team” Veterans outreach team (An Evansville Ministry Group)  on Thursday, July 23, 2pm.  They will be presenting him with:

An accommodation, National Defense Ribbon, and Good Conduct Award.  Invited are family, two local newspapers, Rockport Mayor, and Veteran’s officer.  Curtis is a stroke victim.  If you wish to send a crew, we would welcome it!

Earlier today, Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter promoted Sergeant Brad Cieslack to the rank of Lieutenant to serve as the Area Investigative Commander.

Cieslack is a native of Richland City and a 1987 graduate of South Spencer High School.  Cieslack attended Vincennes University and received an Associate’s Degree in Law Enforcement. He later obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice at Oakland City University.

In December 1994, Cieslack graduated from the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy and was assigned to the Seymour Post. The following year he transferred to the Jasper Post and primarily patrolled Dubois County.  Cieslack was promoted to detective in 1996 and primarily investigated crimes in Dubois County.  In October 2005, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and transferred to the Evansville District where he supervised the district detectives.

Lt. Cieslack is now the Commander of Area III, which covers the Bloomington, Jasper and Evansville Districts.

Cieslack and his wife, Carla, reside in Warrick County with their three sons.