Improving Heart and Stroke Outcomes: 22 North Dakota Hospitals Recognized
The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® initiative promotes up-to-date, research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to lifesaving care
22 hospitals in North Dakota are among the more than 3,000 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® and other programs to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke.
Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively. These health crises require swift and proven treatment to ensure the best outcomes for patients. The American Heart Association, celebrating 100 years of work to advance health and hope for everyone, everywhere, sets the standards for high-quality, science-based care and access that all patients deserve.
“Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke or heart attack,” said Michelle Bolles, American Heart Association senior vice president of quality, outcomes research and analytics. “High-quality care should be accessible to all, and sites awarded through the Get With The Guidelines program help work toward our shared vision of health and hope for everyone, everywhere.”
Each year, the American Heart Association recognizes hospitals across the country for consistently following up-to-date, research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to lifesaving care. In North Dakota, 22 hospitals were recognized this year:
Altru Health System, Grand Forks
Langdon Prairie Health, Langdon
Essentia Health, Fargo
Heart of America Medical Center, Rugby
Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown
CHI Mercy Health, Valley City
Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Northwood
Oakes Community Hospital, Oakes
SMP Health – St. Kateri, Rolla
Sanford Medical Center, Fargo
Sanford Medical Center, Bismarck
Sanford Medical Center, Hillsboro
Sanford Medical Center, Mayville
Southwest Healthcare Services, Bowman
CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck
St. Andrew’s Health Center, Bottineau
CHI St. Alexius, Dickinson
Tioga Medical Center, Tioga
Towner County Medical Center, Cando
Trinity Health Grand Haven, Minot
West River Health Services, Hettinger
South Central Health, Wishek
Learn more at heart.org/getwiththeguidelines.
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