WARRENTON — Novant Health UVA Health System’s Prince William and Haymarket Medical Centers have been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
Both medical centers received Gold Plus Quality Recognition in the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure.
The award recognizes the hospitals’ commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally-recognized, research-based guidelines founded on the latest scientific evidence.
The goal is speeding recovery and reducing hospital readmissions.
To earn the award, Prince William Medical Center and Haymarket Medical Center met specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure patients at a set level for a designated period.
These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and aggressive risk-reduction therapies.
Before discharge, patients also receive education on managing their overall health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.
Prince William Medical Center is also recognized on the American Heart Association’s Target: Heart Failure (SM) Honor Roll.
The honor roll includes a select group of hospitals that have met specific criteria that improves medication adherence, provides easy follow-up care and coordination, and enhances patient education.
In addition, Prince William Medical Center received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target-Stroke® Honor Roll Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
To earn this award, the hospital successfully demonstrated its commitment to provide stroke patients with appropriate treatment aligned with nationally-recognized, research-based guidelines founded on current scientific evidence.
Specifically, Prince William Medical Center met quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment.
“Novant Health UVA Health System is dedicated to improving the quality of care and bringing the best of health to our patients with the convenience of being treated in their own community hospital,” said Stephen Smith, M.D., President and COO of Prince William Medical Center and Haymarket Medical Center. “We are honored to receive these accolades from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. Tools and resources provided by the Get With The Guidelines programs help us track and measure our success in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes.”
This brings national recognition to Novant Health UVA Health System medical centers for improving patient care and outcomes for heart failure and stroke patients.
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