Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville Among Nation’s Top-performing Hospitals for Heart Attack Treatment

Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville in South Texas received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025, one of only 323 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.

The award recognizes Valley Baptist-Brownsville’s commitment and success in implementing the highest standard levels of care, as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.

To receive the Chest Pain-MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Valley Baptist-Brownsville has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain-MI Registry for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024). The hospital performed at the highest level for specific performance measures.

“It is an honor to award Valley Baptist-Brownsville with the Platinum Performance Award for their valuable national leadership and dedication to meeting comprehensive performance measures in patient care,” said Michael C. Kontos, MD, FACC, chair of the NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Steering Subcommittee, and cardiologist at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. “The receipt of this award indicates that Valley Baptist-Brownsville remains committed to providing top quality, guideline-driven care for heart attack patients. Their success ensures patients are receiving the highest quality cardiovascular care.”

Chest Pain-MI Registry empowers health care provider teams to consistently treat heart attack patients according to the most current, science-based guidelines and establishes a national standard for understanding and improving the quality, safety and outcomes of care provided for patients with coronary artery disease, specifically high-risk heart attack patients.

“We are incredibly proud of the nationwide recognition we’ve earned at Valley Baptist-Brownsville, and it inspires us to work even harder for our cardiac patients,” said Dr. Fadi Alfayoumi, an interventional cardiologist with Valley Baptist Physician Network and medical director of Valley Baptist-Brownsville’s Cardiac Care Services. Our entire team is heavily invested in making sure we provide our community with the highest standard of cardiac care.”