Roxborough Memorial Hospital Achieves Re-accreditation for PCI Program from Corazon

Philadelphia, PA (Thursday, September 10, 2026) - Roxborough Memorial Hospital is proud to announce the re-accreditation of its Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program by Corazon, a renowned leader in cardiovascular services based in Pittsburgh. This significant achievement underscores the hospital's compliance with Corazon's stringent Accreditation Standards, national societal guidelines, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH) requirements.

The re-accreditation process involved a comprehensive evaluation, confirming Roxborough Memorial Hospital's unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional cardiovascular care. This accomplishment reflects the hospital's dedication, teamwork, and outstanding leadership in enhancing their cardiac service line, ensuring that patients receive top-tier care.

Corazon is known for its expertise in consulting, recruitment, and interim management for heart, vascular, neuroscience, spine, and orthopedic specialties. With experience working with over 700 hospitals nationwide, Corazon is instrumental in evaluating and developing best-practice PCI programs. They have championed PCI without onsite open-heart surgery (OHS), significantly impacting legislative changes in Pennsylvania to broaden access to interventional cardiology services. Corazon also serves as a PCI program verifier in Georgia and is a State-Named Accrediting body in Michigan.

"Achieving re-accreditation from Corazon is a testament to our relentless pursuit of excellence in patient care," said Shawn Parekh, CEO of Roxborough Memorial Hospital. "Our team's dedication to advancing cardiac services ensures that our community has access to life-saving interventions. We are honored to be recognized for our efforts and will continue to strive for innovation and quality in all we do."

As an accrediting agency for the PA DOH, Corazon plays a crucial role in ensuring life-saving cardiovascular services are accessible to communities throughout Pennsylvania.

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About Corazon: Corazon is the national leader in consulting, recruitment, and interim management for the heart, vascular, neuro, spine, and orthopedics specialties. For more information, visit corazoninc.com

Roxborough Memorial Hospital: Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a 146-bed community hospital. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and northwest section of Philadelphia communities for more than a century, having first opened its doors in 1890. Roxborough Memorial Hospitals School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. As a member of Prime Healthcare Services, headquartered in Ontario, California, Roxborough Memorial Hospital is focused on becoming one of the leaders in technology. For more information, please visit www.roxboroughmemorial.com.

About Prime Healthcare and the Prime Healthcare Foundation: Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system operating 55 hospitals and more than 360 outpatient locations in 15 states, providing over 3.0 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation's leading health systems, with nearly 60,000 employees and physicians. Twenty-one of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Based in Ontario, California, Prime Healthcare is nationally recognized for award-winning quality care and has been named a 10 Top and 15 Top Health System by Truven Health Analytics. Its hospitals have been named among the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" 69 times and have received more Patient Safety Excellence Awards from Healthgrades than any other health system in the past eight years. To learn more about Prime Healthcare, visit: www.primehealthcare.com. To learn more about Prime Healthcare Foundation, visit: www.primehealthcarefoundation.org or visit https://www.primehealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Prime-Healthcare_FACTS_04-14-2026.pdf

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