GAINESVILLE - The Ronnie Green Heart Center at Northeast Georgia Medical Center has been ranked among the nation's top cardiac centers and number one in Georgia.
The Heart Center is number one in Georgia for overall cardiac care, cardiac surgery and coronary procedures, according to a comprehensive study released by HealthGrades.
Tom Edwards director of Cardiac Services at the hospital explains what it means for the hospital, "So, what it means to use is that we've got to continue to do the things we've been doing in order to ensure that our level of quality is maintained."
The Ronnie Green Heart Center is also the recipient of the HealthGrades 2007 Cardiac Care Excellence Award.
As part of its ninth annual Hospital Quality in America Study, HealthGrades independently analyzed more than 5,000 hospitals in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for its 2007 ratings, objectively assessing their clinical outcomes and quality.