MercyOne Earns 17 AHA Awards for Cardiovascular and Stroke Care
MercyOne Medical Centers across Iowa have received a total of 17 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® and Mission: Lifeline® achievement awards for demonstrating a 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.
Six Avera Hospitals Earn AHA Awards for Stroke Care Excellence
Several Avera hospitals have received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® ― Stroke quality achievement awards for their commitment to ensuring people experiencing stroke receive timely, appropriate treatment based on nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately helping to save lives and reduce disability.
Columbus Community Hospital Earns AHA Rural Stroke Silver Award
Columbus Community Hospital (CCH) has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Rural Recognition Silver award for its efforts to improve stroke care and reduce gaps in rural health outcomes.
CHI Health Good Samaritan, St. Francis Earn Top AHA Stroke Awards
CHI Health Good Samaritan and CHI Health St. Francis have been awarded the highest accolade recognized for stroke care by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association. The region’s designated Primary Stroke Centers both received the prestigious Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus award, along with the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. These achievements highlight the hospitals’ ongoing dedication to providing swift, high-quality stroke care that reduces stroke damage, speeds recovery and improves overall outcomes.
Altru Hospital Devils Lake Earns AHA Rural Stroke Silver Award
People who live in rural communities live an average of three years fewer than urban counterparts and have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease and face a 30% increased risk for stroke mortality, according to an American Heart Association’s presidential advisory on rural health. Altru Hospital Devils Lake is committed to changing that.
Altru Hospital Earns AHA Stroke Gold Plus Award in Grand Forks
Altru Hospital in Grand Forks has received the American Heart Association’s GetWith The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring people experiencing stroke receive timely, appropriate treatment based on nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately helping to save lives and reduce disability.
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.
Unity Medical Center Earns Three AHA Awards for Cardiovascular Care
Unity Medical Center has received three American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating a commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, helping save lives, support recovery and reduce hospital readmissions.
Spencer Hospital Earns AHA Silver Award for Advancing Rural Stroke Care
People who live in rural communities live an average of three years fewer than urban counterparts and have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease and face a 30% increased risk for stroke mortality, according to an American Heart Association’s presidential advisory on rural health. Spencer Hospital is committed to changing that.
Five South Dakota Hospitals Recognized for Advancing Cardiovascular and Stroke Care Quality
5 hospitals in South Dakota are among the 4,800 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® initiative to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke.
American Heart Association Honors Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus Community Hospital has been recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke and diabetic care.
Sanford Health Recognized Nationally for High-Quality Heart Failure Services
Sanford USD Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold quality achievement award for its commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, meaning reduced readmissions and more healthy days at home.
Improving Heart and Stroke Outcomes: 22 North Dakota Hospitals Recognized
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.
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Recognized For High-Quality AFib Care
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - AFib GOLD quality achievement award for its commitment to managing atrial fibrillation (AFib), ultimately helping to reduce patients’ stroke risk.
Columbus Community Hospital Receives Awards For Stroke Care
One of the nation's top voluntary health organizations has recognized Columbus Community Hospital's commitment to providing the very best in stroke care.
American Heart Association & Get With The Guidelines® Collaborate To Improve Care For Rural Hospitals
People in rural communities live an average of three years fewer and have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease (14.2%) compared with their counterparts in small metropolitan (11.2%) and urban (9.9%) areas, a gap that has grown over the past decade. 1 Rural communities face the added challenge of a critical shortage of health care professionals, including public health workers, leaving many people vulnerable to increased morbidity and mortality that could be prevented with appropriate identification and treatment.
Partnerships And Collaboration Are The Gold Standard For Solving Health Care Challenges Of Today And Tomorrow
Improving patient care for those living with cardiac diseases and stroke has been a long-standing priority for the American Heart Association and its hospital and health care partners. Together, we have envisioned a world where evidence-based quality initiatives and superior professional education go hand in hand to improve patient care.