Baystate Medical Center (Springfield, Mass.). Baystate Medical Center, a 716-bed academic medical center, provides more than 80 percent of all cardiac surgeries in western Massachusetts. Its Regional Heart Attack Program offers 24/7 cardiac catheterization laboratory services, provides angioplasties 25 minutes faster than the national standard and annually serves more than 300 patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction, the most severe type of heart attack. The hospital has achieved national recognition for its heart program, including the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association designation as a Blue Distinction Center+ for cardiac care and CareChex No. 1 ranking in Massachusetts for major cardiac surgery.
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