Heart Attack Center Designation Funding for Non-PCI Hospitals
Heart Attack Center Designation Funding for Non-PCI Hospitals supports Arkansas hospitals with accreditation costs to expand nationally recognized, evidence-based heart attack care.
Funder: Arkansas Department of Health
Due Dates: October 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (Application)
Funding Amounts: Prior 2025–2026 solicitation: $11,500 per hospital, with up to seven hospitals anticipated
Summary: Supports nationally recognized heart attack center accreditation for Arkansas non-PCI hospitals to improve evidence-based cardiac care.
Key Information: Hospitals must lack 24/7 PCI capability and meet heart attack registry participation and care-performance requirements.
Description
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) administers this program through its Office of Preparedness and Emergency Response Systems, Stroke and Heart Attack Section. It supports hospitals seeking heart attack center designation from a nationally recognized accreditation body, addressing accreditation costs as a barrier to certification. The program focuses on non-percutaneous coronary intervention (non-PCI) hospitals, including facilities whose PCI services are not available around the clock.
The program aims to expand accredited heart attack care in Arkansas and standardize assessment and treatment using evidence-based guidelines. Its goals include reducing mortality and readmissions, improving patient outcomes and satisfaction, and demonstrating that local hospitals meet national patient-care benchmarks. Performance improvement emphasizes timely ECGs, thrombolytic treatment, transfer to PCI centers, registry-data review, and internal quality improvement.
