Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville and The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro have received a combined 7 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards. The honors are for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke. Doing so ultimately leads to more lives saved, shorter recoveries and fewer return trips to the hospital.
Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide. This helps ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research and 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.
“Cone Health is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines,” says Robert Hickling, executive director, Cone Health Stroke Center. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to this proven information to work on a daily basis, which studies show can help patients recover better. The end goal is to ensure more people in Greensboro, Reidsville, and Burlington experience longer, healthier lives.”
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