Dozens of hospitals in Massachusetts are among the 2,600 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® initiative to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke.
Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively. These health crises require swift and proven treatment to ensure the best outcomes for patients. The American Heart Association, devoted to a world of healthier lives for all, sets the standards for high-quality, science-based care and access that all patients deserve.
“Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke or heart attack,” said Dr. Ami Bhatt, president of the American Heart Association’s Board of Directors in Boston and a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. “Access to high-quality care is something that everyone should have, and the Get With The Guidelines program helps ensure all patients can access high-quality care amid adversity.”
Each year, the American Heart Association recognizes hospitals across the country for consistently following up-to-date, research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to lifesaving care.
In Massachusetts, 48 hospitals were recognized this year:
- Sturdy Memorial Hospital
- Beverly Hospital
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Boston Children’s Hospital
- Boston Medical Center
- Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Tufts Medical Center
- Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
- Good Samaritan Medical Center
- Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
- Mount Auburn Hospital
- UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, Inc. (Clinton Campus)
- Emerson Hospital
- Southcoast Health Charlton Memorial Hospital
- Falmouth Hospital, member Cape Cod Healthcare
- MetroWest Medical Center – Framingham Union Hospital
- Addison Gilbert Hospital
- Fairview Hospital
- Baystate Franklin Medical Center
- Holy Family Hospital – Haverhill
- Holyoke Medical Center
- Lawrence General Hospital
- UMASS Memorial HealthAlliance -Clinton Hospital
- Lowell General Hospital – Main Campus
- Lowell General Hospital – Saints Campus
- Melrose – Wakefield Hospital
- Holy Family Hospital – Methuen
- Milford Regional Medical Center
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Milton
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham
- Southcoast Health St. Luke’s Hospital
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital
- Baystate Wing Hospital
- Berkshire Medical Center
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth
- North Shore Medical Center – Salem Hospital
- Baystate Medical Center
- Mercy Medical Center
- Southcoast Health Tobey Hospital
- Baystate Noble Hospital
- Saint Vincent Hospital
- UMass Memorial – Marlborough Hospital
- UMass Memorial Medical Center
- UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus
Learn more at heart.org/getwiththeguidelines or at U.S. News and World Report.