Bayhealth Earns National HeartCARE Center Designation for Fourth Consecutive Year

Bayhealth Heart & Vascular Institute has once again been recognized as a national leader in cardiovascular care, earning the prestigious American College of Cardiology (ACC) HeartCARE Center™ designation for the fourth consecutive year. This honor reaffirms Bayhealth’s ongoing commitment to clinical excellence, quality improvement and comprehensive, patient-centered heart and vascular care.

Bayhealth remains the only HeartCARE Center in central and southern Delaware, a distinction that underscores its leadership in providing advanced cardiac care and exceptional outcomes for the communities it serves.

“Earning this designation four years in a row reflects the exceptional dedication of our entire cardiovascular team in placing our patients first. Everyone on the team has a role to play and takes it to heart,” said Chief of Medical Cardiology Services Aditya Sharma, MD. “Our patients can feel confident knowing they have access to nationally recognized heart and vascular care right here at home.”

The ACC HeartCARE Center designation is the highest recognition for hospitals that consistently meet rigorous national standards in cardiac performance, outcomes and patient safety. Bayhealth’s continued designation underscores its leadership in advanced procedures, evidence-based practice and coordinated care for patients across central and southern Delaware.

Bayhealth Heart & Vascular Institute offers a full spectrum of services including emergent heart attack care, open-heart surgery, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), stroke prevention for atrial fibrillation, vascular surgery, advanced imaging services and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.

For more information about the comprehensive services available at Bayhealth Heart & Vascular Institute, visit Bayhealth.org/HVI.