Area hospitals receive national awards for cardiac and stroke care

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association have recognized several Tower Health hospitals across the region. Brandywine Hospital, Chestnut Hill Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital and Reading Hospital were recently awarded one or more of the following awards: The Get With The Guidelines Stroke Achievement Awards, Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Achievement Award, and Mission: Lifeline Receiving Award for treatment of patients with heart attack.

Brandywine Hospital received the Mission: Lifeline Silver Receiving;

the Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite; and the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award.

Chestnut Hill Hospital received the Get With The GuidelinesStroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award; and the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award.

Phoenixville Hospital received the Get With The GuidelinesStroke Silver Plus Award; the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Award; and the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award.

Pottstown Hospital received the Get With The GuidelinesStroke Gold Plus & Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll Award.

Reading Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus & Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll Award; the Get With

The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award; the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award; the Mission: Lifeline Gold Receiving Achievement Award; and the Get With The Guidelines– Heart Failure Gold Plus & Target: HF Honor Roll Award.

“Our teams strive to continue to advance the quality of care that our patients receive for stroke, heart attack, and heart failure,” Gregory Sorensen, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer at Tower Health, said in a press release. “I’m proud of the remarkable efforts they make each day and the acknowledgement from the AHA confirms their dedication to our patients and the health of the communities we serve.”

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s

Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement recognizes a hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

To earn the award, a hospital must meet specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients.

“We are honored to receive this

AHA distinction and take great pride in the care we provide to our stroke patients,” Susan Keown, MBA, BSN, chief quality officer at Pottstown Hospital, said in the release. “It is truly a testament to our team and their commitment to excellence.”

The Mission: Lifeline Award is given for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the deadliest type of heart attack, caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment, according to the release.