Summit Healthcare has received three American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® and Mission: Lifeline® achievement awards for demonstrating our commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke. This commitment ultimately leads to more lives saved, shorter recovery times, and fewer readmissions to the hospital.
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States experiences a stroke or heart attack. Heart disease and stroke are the leading and fifth leading causes of death in the United States. Research shows that patients achieve better recovery outcomes when providers consistently follow treatment guidelines.
Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline put 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 evidence- and research-based guidelines. As a participant in the Mission: Lifeline and Get With The Guidelines
programs, Summit Healthcare qualified for the awards by demonstrating our commitment to improving quality care.
“Summit Healthcare is committed to improving care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines and streamlining processes to ensure timely and proper care for our heart attack and stroke patients,” says Dr. Jeff Comer, Summit Healthcare CEO. “The Mission: Lifeline and Get With The Guidelines programs make it easier for our teams to apply proven knowledge and guidelines on a daily basis, helping us ensure that more people in the White Mountains experience longer, healthier lives.”
“These awards show Summit Healthcare’s commitment to caring for those in their community who need cardiovascular care,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of the American Heart Association Quality Oversight Committee and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. “By following the American Heart Association’s quality improvement protocols, Summit Healthcare can help realize our shared vision of improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities.”
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About Mission: Lifeline
The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline program helps hospitals and emergency medical services develop systems of care that follow proven standards and procedures for STEMI patients. The program works by mobilizing teams across the continuum of care to implement American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation clinical treatment guidelines. For more information, visit heart.org.
About Get With The Guidelines
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than 12 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.
