LifeBridge Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Commitment to High-Quality Cardiovascular and Stroke Care
Baltimore - Three LifeBridge Health hospitals have received multiple American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating their commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.
Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively. Studies show patients can recover better when providers consistently follow treatment guidelines.
The 2025 awards for LifeBridge Health hospitals are as follows:
Sinai Hospital
- Get With The Guidelines®– Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines®– Heart Failure Gold Plus
Target: Heart Failure Optimal
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines®– Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Gold Plus
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines®– Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Mission: Lifeline Regional Award
Maryland Region 3
Sinai Hospital this year also received the American Heart Association’s inaugural Commitment to Quality Award. This special award level recognizes an elite group of hospitals that have achieved high performance across three or more clinical areas in the Get With The Guidelines® program; only 158 sites in the nation met this award criteria.
Carroll Hospital
- Get With The Guidelines®– Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines®– Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Silver
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines®– Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Silver
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Mission: Lifeline Regional Award
Maryland Region 3
Northwest Hospital
- Get With The Guidelines®– Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Honor Roll
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines®– Heart Failure Bronze
Target: Heart Failure Optimal
In addition, Sinai and Carroll hospitals received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® Regional Award for their regional collaboration regarding the care for those experiencing the most severe heart attacks. The Mission: Lifeline Regional achievement award is earned by hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to work with their referring and receiving hospital partners, as well as EMS, to establish a system of care based on the most up-to-date research-based guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association.
“These awards show LifeBridge Health's commitment to caring for those in their community who need cardiovascular care,” says Donald Lloyd-Jones, past volunteer president of the American Heart Association and current volunteer chair of the Association’s Quality Oversight Committee. “By following the American Heart Association’s quality improvement protocols, LifeBridge Health can help realize our shared vision of improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates — a win for healthcare systems, families and communities.”
About LifeBridge Health:
LifeBridge Health is one of the largest, most comprehensive providers of health services in Maryland. LifeBridge Health includes Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale, Grace Medical Center and related subsidiaries and affiliates. For more information, visit www.lifebridgehealth.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 14 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.
Contact:
Sharon Boston, svboston@lifebridgehealth.org, 410-601-4350