NorthShore Regional Medical Center announced that it has received two UnitedHealth Premium® Specialty Center designations for 2007 to 2009. These designations mean that the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice.

NorthShore Regional Medical Center received the following designations: Cardiac Specialty Center for Cardiac Surgery, and Cardiac Specialty Center for Interventional Cardiac Care.

“We are pleased that our hospital has been recognized by UnitedHealthcare for the high quality care that we provide,” said Alan R. Cason, chief executive officer of NorthShore Regional Medical Center . “Our physicians and staff work very hard to provide quality patient care, and these designations are evidence of the high standard of care we deliver every day.”

The UnitedHealth Premium designations are based on detailed information about programmatic structure, patient care processes and clinical outcomes that are submitted by the hospital to UnitedHealthcare.