Three LifeBridge Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Excellence in Cardiovascular and Stroke Care
Baltimore – Three LifeBridge Health hospitals have received multiple 2026 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, helping save lives, support recovery and reduce hospital readmissions.
Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 4 causes of death in the United States, respectively, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Report. Studies show patients can experience better outcomes when care teams consistently follow evidence–based treatment guidelines.
Get With The Guidelines puts 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 science–backed guidelines. As a participant in the Get With The Guidelines programs, Sinai, Carroll and Northwest hospitals qualified for the awards by demonstrating a sustained commitment to improving the quality of cardiovascular care.
The 2026 awards for LifeBridge Health hospitals are as follows:
Sinai Hospital
- Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus
- Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Rol
- 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
Carroll Hospital
- Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus
- Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite
- Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines–Rural Stroke Silver
- Get With The Guidelines–Rural Heart Failure Silver
- Get With The Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Gold
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines–Rural Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Silver
- Get With The Guidelines–Rural Coronary Artery Disease NSTE–ACS Silver
- Mission: Lifeline Regional Award
- Maryland Region 3
Northwest Hospital
- Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus
- Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Silver Plus
- Target: Heart Failure
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Sinai Hospital and Carroll Hospital also received the American Heart Association’s 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 quality care initiative; only 222 sites in the nation met this award criteria.
In addition, Carroll and Sinai hospitals were recognized with the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Regional Award for their regional collaboration with other agencies regarding the care for those experiencing the most severe heart attacks.
“These awards reflect LifeBridge Health's commitment to caring for people in their community who need cardiovascular care,” says Karen E. Joynt Maddox, M.D., MPH, chair of the American Heart Association Quality Oversight Committee. “By following the American Heart Association’s quality improvement protocols, LifeBridge Health can help advance our shared vision of better patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates — a win for patients, families and healthcare systems.”
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 18 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.