The EHART® Story

September '05—EHART® protocol designed and put into practice at Franciscan St. Francis Health. First heart attack patient treated by the new EHART® protocol

February '06—The EHART® protocol is proven to reduce overall heart attack treatment time by more than 40 minutes

March '06—At the request of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Franciscan St. Francis Health presents its EHART® research results at ACC's highly prestigious Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Program in Atlanta

June '06—EHART® reduces average heart attack severity by 40%, average hospital stay by two days and health care costs by $10,000

October '06—Indiana Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield invites Franciscan St. Francis Health physicians to give a presentation about their EHART® protocol and dramatically faster treatment times

March '07—Asked for the second year in a row, Franciscan St. Francis Health presents its updated EHART® research results at the ACC's Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Program in New Orleans

June '07—The EHART® protocol gains national and global notoriety when its groundbreaking research results are published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association—the highest impact cardiovascular research journal in the world. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) highlights the EHART® protocol as part of its national D2B (Door-to-Balloon) Alliance

October '07—Franciscan St. Francis Health presents EHART® research at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics symposium in Washington, D.C. Franciscan St. Francis Health physicians receive the Hulman Health Achievement Award from the Indiana Public Health Foundation

November '07—Franciscan St. Francis Health physicians receive the Patient Safety Hero Award from the Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety; 555th patient treated using the EHART® protocol

December '07—To date, 173 hospitals and heart experts, from 38 states and 10 countries, have requested the EHART® protocol for implementation in their facilities