Mary Lanning Healthcare Earns AHA Awards for Stroke Care Excellence

Mary Lanning Healthcare recently received awards from the American Heart Association. These included recognition for outstanding stroke care — the 2026 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award and the 2026 Rural Stroke Gold Award — and Honor Roll status for stroke  patients who suffer from type 2 diabetes. 

Hospitals must apply to the American Heart Association in order to participate in the Get With The  Guidelines® program. The stroke award goes to hospitals for their commitment to acute stroke care  excellence, including intravenous thrombolytic therapy, timely hospital inter-facility transfer, dysphagia screening, symptom timeline and deficit assessment documentation, emergency medical  services communication, brain imaging and stroke expert consultation. The Type 2 Diabetes Honor  Roll recognizes hospital that provide up-to-date, evidence-based care for patients with type 2  diabetes who are hospitalized for stroke. 

“We are proud of the important work the MLH Stroke Team does every day. We are working to  improve the lives of area residents affected by stroke by giving them the best possible chance of  recovery and survival,” said Andrew McCarty, MLH Stroke Coordinator. “Stroke treatment is a priority  so that our rural stroke patients receive a high standard of care. I am proud of the team’s commit ment to excellence.” 

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 18 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit www.heart.org.