Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Is Nationally Recognized for Its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke and Heart Failure Care

BOSTON - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus and the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines - 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.

“Cardiovascular disease impacts many of the patients we serve. At BIDMC, we seek to treat the underlying causes of the disease while ensuring every patient receives the highest quality care,” said Pete Healy, President of BIDMC. “The treatment guidelines provided by the American Heart Association support our care team’s efforts in enhancing the chance of survival and recovery for patients with cardiovascular and neurological complications.” 

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 - Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death. The Get With The Guidelines - Heart Failure quality achievement award is earned by hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association.

Each year, program participants qualify for the award by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for stroke 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.

BIDMC also received the following recognition awards:

• Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure Gold Plus: Earned by hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association.
• American Heart Association’s Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll: Hospitals on the Honor Roll meet specific criteria that improve medication adherence, provide early follow-up care and coordination, and enhance patient education. The goal is to further reduce hospital readmissions and help patients improve their quality of life in managing this chronic condition.
• American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabete Honor Roll: 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 heart disease or stroke.
• American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll: 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.
• American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy: BIDMC met specific criteria that reduced the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment to remove the clot causing the stroke.