Honor makes Florida hospital hearts beat proudly

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St. Petersburg Times, June 5, 2008

Oak Hill Hospital has become the only facility in Hernando County (FL) designated an accredited site by the Society of Chest Pain Center. The hospital is also only one of nine in the state to receive accreditation from the international nonprofit group this year. The society is a nonprofit group that aims to bridge cardiology, emergency medicine and other professions focused on improving care for patients with acute coronary syndromes and acute heart failure.

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