LifeBridge Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Commitment to High-Quality Cardiovascular and Stroke Care
(Baltimore, Maryland) Three LifeBridge Health hospitals have received multiple American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke or heart attack, and heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively. Studies show patients can recover better when providers consistently follow treatment guidelines.
The 2024 Get With the Guidelines® awards for LifeBridge Health hospitals are as follows:
Sinai Hospital
- Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines®-Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Center – Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes
- Get With The Guidelines®-Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes
- Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus
Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Northwest Hospital
- Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Honor Roll
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Silver Plus
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Carroll Hospital
- Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
“These awards show LifeBridge Health’s commitment to caring for those in their community who need cardiovascular care,” says Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of the American Heart Association Quality Oversight Committee and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. “By following the American Heart Association’s quality improvement protocols, LifeBridge Health can help realize our shared vision of improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates—a win for health care systems, families and communities.”
“We are incredibly pleased to recognize Carroll Hospital, Northwest Hospital and Sinai Hospital for their commitment to caring for patients with stroke,” said Steven Messe, M.D., volunteer chairperson of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group and professor of neurology and director of fellowships of neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. “Participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities.”
About LifeBridge Health
LifeBridge Health is one of the largest, most comprehensive providers of health services in Maryland. LifeBridge Health includes Sinai Hospital, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, Grace Medical Center and related subsidiaries and affiliates. For more information, visit https://www.lifebridgehealth.org/
About Get With The Guidelines
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than 12 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.
Contact
Sharon Boston, 410-601-4350, svboston@lifebridehealth.org