Three St. Vincent Hospitals Recognized by American Heart Association

Congratulations to the teams at Hot Springs, North and Morrilton on being recognized by the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program! These awards bring national recognition to both hospitals for enhancing patient care with evidence-based guidelines. Hot Springs was recognized with Get With The Guidelines – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes. North received Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll; Advanced Therapy; and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. Morrilton was honored with Get With The Guidelines – Rural Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Gold, Get with the Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Referring Center: Gold Plus, Get with the Guidelines-Rural Coronary Artery Disease NSTE-ACS: Gold and Get with the Guidelines-Rural Stroke: Bronze.

“We are proud to recognize CHI St. Vincent for its commitment to caring for people experiencing stroke,” said Steven Messe, M.D., volunteer chair of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group. “Participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, including greater likelihood of being discharged home, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates — a meaningful benefit for health care systems, families and communities.”

Get With The Guidelines is a joint program of the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association that helps ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines. The program is designed to improve stroke care through consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize long-term effects of stroke and help prevent death.

Congratulations to the teams at Hot Springs, North and Morrilton on these national achievements!