Penn Highlands Huntingdon Achieves PCI Accreditation from Corazon

The Cardiac Catheterization/PCI program at Penn Highlands Huntingdon received accreditation from Corazon, a national leader in services for the cardiovascular specialty. Through a vigorous process, the accreditation proves that the program at Penn Highlands Huntingdon has once again met or exceeded Corazon’s Accreditation Standards, national societal guidelines and the requirements established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH). As an accrediting agency on behalf of the PA DOH, Corazon helps to ensure life-saving services are provided in communities across the state.

According to Corazon, Penn Highlands Huntingdon demonstrated through its accreditation survey that they are committed to providing the highest quality level of care to its patient community. Their dedication, hard work, and exceptional leadership have allowed this opportunity to engage their entire hospital team, enhancing their cardiac service line, and thus allowing them to excel through this accreditation.

In 2022, as part of a $9 million expansion and enhancement project, Penn Highlands Huntingdon installed a state-of-the-art angiography system. The technically advanced system is designed to improve minimally invasive therapy for many conditions such as coronary artery disease and stroke. The system provides unmatched positioning flexibility that enables the medical teams at Penn Highlands Huntingdon to perform the most advanced cardiac catheterization, vascular and interventional radiology procedures.

“It is an honor to be accredited by Corazon,” said Rhonda Halstead, MSM, Regional Market President – Central Region which includes the Penn Highlands Hospitals in Huntingdon, Blair and Centre counties. “This accreditation demonstrates to the community that when they come to Penn Highlands Huntingdon for cardiac care that they will receive top quality, progressive care from a highly skilled team using technically advanced diagnostic and therapeutic devices.”