• Integration with local EMS
• Quick assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
• Effective treatment of patients with low risk for ACS and no assignable cause for symptoms
• Functional design promoting optimal patient care
• On-going personnel competency & training
• Continuous improvement
• ED staff cross-training

The Chest Pain Center at The Wisconsin Heart Hospital has demonstrated expertise and commitment to quality patient care by meeting or exceeding a wide set of stringent criteria and completing on-site evaluations by a review team from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
 
Key areas in which The Wisconsin Heart Hospital's Chest Pain Center demonstrated expertise included:

• Integrating the emergency department with the local emergency medical system
• Assessing, diagnosing and treating patients quickly
• Effectively treating patients with low risk for acute coronary syndrome and no assignable cause for their symptoms
• Having a functional design that promotes optimal patient care
• Ensuring Chest Pain Center personnel competency and training
• Maintaining organizational structure and commitment
• Continually seeking to improve processes and procedures
• Supporting community outreach programs that educate the public to promptly seek medical care if they have symptoms of a possible heart attack.