The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus and Heart Failure Gold Plus awards for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke and heart failure patients have access to best practices and life-saving care.
Paradise Valley Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus and Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement awards for its commitment to ensuring stroke and heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S. And about six million adults in the United States live with heart failure, with that number expected to rise to eight million by 2030.
Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines is an in-hospital program for improving stroke and heart failure care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of these terrible diseases and even prevent death.
“Paradise Valley Hospital is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines,” says Neerav Jadeja, PVH CEO. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis, which studies show can help patients recover better. The end goal is to ensure more people in our community can experience longer, healthier lives.”
Each year, program participants qualify for the award by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for stroke and heart failure patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With The Guidelines participants also educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home.
“We are incredibly pleased to recognize Paradise Valley Hospital for its 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. Sabra Lewsey, M.D., MPH, adds, “Hospitals that participate in Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure often see better patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for families, communities and health care systems.” Lewsey is the chair of the American Heart Association Heart Failure System of Care Advisory Group, and assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Paradise Valley Hospital also received the American Heart Association’s Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy.
Paradise Valley Hospital also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll award. Target: Type 2 Diabetes aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.
The hospital has also been certified as a Primary Stroke Center featuring a comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department.