Garnet Health earns National American Heart Association awards

Garnet Health recently earned multiple American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines – Stroke awards for its work ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and lifesaving care, according to the company.

“Garnet Health is proud to be recognized for the important work we do every day in Orange and Sullivan counties, providing advanced, evidence-based diagnosis and treatment to help reduce strokes and improve the lives of those affected by stroke, giving everyone the best possible chance of recovery and survival,” said Jonathan Schiller, president and CEO of Garnet Health. “Following the American Heart Association’s nationally recognized, research-based Get With The Guidelines program makes it easier for our teams to reach our end goal.”

The American Heart Association recognized Garnet Health Medical Center with its Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus award, an advanced level of recognition acknowledging hospitals for their compliance with the quality measures within the Get With The Guidelines program.

Garnet Health Medical Center, home of the certified Primary Stroke Center, also received Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite, which recognizes a hospital’s 60-minutes-or-less door-to-needle time for patients, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, which aims to ensure that patients with Type 2 diabetes receive up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized with cardiovascular disease or stroke. 

Those who believe they are experiencing signs of a stroke should call 911 immediately. Warning signs include difficulty speaking, facial drooping, intense headache, and/or weakness or numbness on one side of the body.

To learn more about stroke care at Garnet Health, visit garnethealth.org/stroke.