Englewood Hospital Receives Top Honors from American Heart Association for Stroke Care and Cardiac Resuscitation

August 9, 2024 — Englewood Hospital has received two top recognitions from the American Heart Association (AHA): the AHA’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Award, its highest-level recognition for stroke care, and the AHA’s Get With The Guidelines® –Resuscitation Gold Award, its highest-level recognition for in-hospital cardiac resuscitation.

• Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Award underscores Englewood Hospital’s dedication to providing exemplary stroke care and advancing excellence in the neurosciences
• Get With The Guidelines® – Resuscitation Gold Award recognizes Englewood Hospital’s outstanding quality in treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, ultimately helping to improve survival rates

In addition to the Stroke Gold Plus Award, the hospital achieved the AHA’s Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll by meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment to remove the clot causing the stroke.

Englewood Hospital also achieved the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, for ensuring 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 a stroke.

“These prestigious recognitions from the American Heart Association reflect our commitment to high quality stroke care and early neurological interventions, as well as to providing effective and timely emergency response for patients experiencing cardiac arrest in the hospital,” said Erik Chu, MD, chief of emergency medicine at Englewood Hospital. “Our team’s adherence to national clinical guidelines and swift, coordinated responses for stroke emergencies or cardiac arrest are pivotal in improving patient outcomes and saving lives.”

“We are proud to be recognized for our rigorous standards in both stroke care and in-hospital cardiac resuscitation,” said Tina Bloemer, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, FASHRM, vice president for quality at Englewood Health. “Excelling by these national standards demonstrates our dedication to continuous improvement and delivering evidence-based, patient-centered care. Our unified goal is to give our patients the best chance at experiencing longer, healthier lives.”