Awards, recognitions and certifications say a lot about health care quality. Meijer Heart Center has been widely recognized for the quality of our care.

Thomson Reuters Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital

Spectrum Health has been named to Thomson Reuters Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals in the nation nine times. Top 100 cardiovascular hospital winners have:

• 17 percent lower mortality rates for heart attack patients.
• 10 percent lower mortality rates for heart failure patients.
• 27 percent lower mortality for bypass surgery patients. 
• 22 percent lower mortality following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
• Fewer post-operative complications - 99 percent of patients were complication-free

Other Important Heart Care Awards and Distinctions

• Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital and Meijer Heart Center - only accredited chest pain center in West Michigan
• American College of Cardiology Cardiac Gold Performance Achievement Award - 2010
• Advanced Certification for Ventricular Assist Devices from The Joint Commission - 2011
• Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) for percutaneous coronary intervention - only the second institution in the U.S. to be accredited - 2011
• Disease-Specific Care Certification for Heart Failure Care for the Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center and Blodgett Hospital from The Joint Commission - 2009
• Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories - accredited for adult transthoracic, adult transesophageal and adult stress testing - 2009
• Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories - accredited nuclear cardiology laboratory for myocardial perfusion imaging
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Blue Distinction® Center for Cardiac Care for Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital (Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center) - 2009 to 2010*
• View Spectrum Health Blodgett and Butterworth Hospital awards-many of which encompass care provided at Meijer Heart Center.

 *Designation as a Blue Distinction Center® means this facility's overall experience and aggregate data met objective criteria established in collaboration with expert clinicians' and leading professional organizations' recommendations. Individual outcomes may vary. To find out which services are covered under your policy at any facilities, please call the customer service number on the back of your Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield identification card or call your local Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield plan.