The health care providers of the Minneapolis Heart Institute view their role as not just cardiovascular health providers, but also as cardiac care educators. Each year the Minneapolis Heart Institute sponsors and participates in regional, national and international conferences that cover the full spectrum of cardiac care including prevention, diagnosis and state-of-the-art treatment options.

Abbott Northwestern’s cardiovascular program, in partnership with the Minneapolis Heart Institute®, is ranked as one of the nation’s leading centers for cardiovascular care.

·   The U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Hospitals” issue cited Abbott Northwestern as one of the country’s best six years in a row.

·    The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) granted Magnet Recognition Program™ status to Abbott Northwestern in 2009 (an achievement reached by fewer than 5% of all U.S. hospitals).

·    Abbott Northwestern has received four Patient Safety Excellence Awards from the Minnesota Hospital Association since 2008.

·     The Society of Chest Pain Centers recognized Abbott Northwestern in 2008 by making it the first Minnesota hospital to be designated as an Accredited Chest Pain Center.

·    Nursing Professionals magazine ranked Abbott Northwestern among the nation’s Top 100 Hospitals to Work for nurses in 2009.