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Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute First in Nation to Earn Combined Accreditation by Intersocietal Accreditation Commission

PENSACOLA, Fla. (November 29, 2017) – Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute (BHVI) is the first in the nation to earn accreditation in both cardiovascular catheterization and cardiac electrophysiology through the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). BHVI is accredited in the following areas:

IAC Cardiovascular Catheterization Accreditation
Adult Diagnostic Catheterization

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Valve Interventions

Structural Heart Interventions

IAC Cardiac Electrophysiology Accreditation
Testing and Ablation

Device Implantation

Chronic Lead Extraction

BHVI cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology team members are also now fully certified through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).

Team members at Baptist and Gulf Breeze hospitals began training for CCI certification more three years ago. These team members have become registered cardiovascular invasive specialists and registered cardiac electrophysiology specialists through CCI. This higher level of specialization is in addition to the clinical professional licenses in registered nursing and radiologic technology.

To learn more about Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute, visit eBaptistHealthCare.org/Heart or call 850.469.7309.