(July 25, 2025 — DuBois, PA) The Cardiac Catheterization/PCI program at Penn Highlands Huntingdon received accreditation from Corazon, a national leader in services for the cardiovascular specialty. Through a vigorous process, the accreditation proves that the program at Penn Highlands Huntingdon has once again met or exceeded Corazon’s Accreditation Standards, national societal guidelines and the requirements established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH). As an accrediting agency on behalf of the PA DOH, Corazon helps to ensure life-saving services are provided in communities across the state.
According to Corazon, Penn Highlands Huntingdon demonstrated through its accreditation survey that they are committed to providing the highest quality level of care to its patient community. Their dedication, hard work, and exceptional leadership have allowed this opportunity to engage their entire hospital team, enhancing their cardiac service line, and thus allowing them to excel through this accreditation.
In 2022, as part of a $9 million expansion and enhancement project, Penn Highlands Huntingdon installed a state-of-the-art angiography system. The technically advanced system is designed to improve minimally invasive therapy for many conditions such as coronary artery disease and stroke. The system provides unmatched positioning flexibility that enables the medical teams at Penn Highlands Huntingdon to perform the most advanced cardiac catheterization, vascular and interventional radiology procedures.
“It is an honor to be accredited by Corazon,” said Rhonda Halstead, MSM, Regional Market President – Central Region which includes the Penn Highlands Hospitals in Huntingdon, Blair and Centre counties. “This accreditation demonstrates to the community that when they come to Penn Highlands Huntingdon for cardiac care that they will receive top quality, progressive care from a highly skilled team using technically advanced diagnostic and therapeutic devices.”
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Penn Highlands Healthcare was officially formed in 2011 and is comprised of nine hospitals. Penn Highlands Brookville, Penn Highlands Clearfield, Penn Highlands Connellsville, Penn Highlands DuBois, Penn Highlands Elk, Penn Highlands Huntingdon, Penn Highlands Mon Valley, Penn Highlands Tyrone have served area communities for the past 100+ years. Penn Highlands State College is a new state-of-the-art hospital that opened in 2024. The health system’s business continuum also includes a home care agency, long-term care facilities and residential senior living communities, as well as durable medical equipment companies and retail pharmacies.
Penn Highlands Healthcare has evolved into an organization with approximately 6,200 employees in 150+ locations throughout 26 counties in Pennsylvania that include community medical buildings, outpatient facilities, surgery centers and physician practices. The facilities have a total of 1,396 inpatient, skilled nursing and personal care beds. The system, which has 849 physicians and 427 advanced practice providers on staff, offers a wide range of care and treatments with specialty units for cancer, cardiovascular/thoracic, neurosurgery, pulmonology, neonatal and high-risk pregnancy patients. Being focused on what is important – patients and families – makes Penn Highlands Healthcare a great choice for healthcare in the region.