Seven Hackensack Meridian Health medical centers and two St. Joseph’s Health facilities have received American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines – Heart Failure Quality Achievement Awards. The awards recognize the medical centers’ commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, reducing patient readmissions and providing more healthy days at home.
About 6.2 million adults in the United States are living with heart failure (HF). Despite the name, HF doesn’t mean that the heart has stopped working – it means the heart is having a hard time pumping blood and oxygen throughout the body. While there’s no cure for HF, patients can live a quality life by working with their health care team to create and stick with a plan that may include medication, symptom monitoring and lifestyle changes.
“I’m proud of our cardiovascular teams’ continuing dedication to providing the best care possible for heart failure patients,” Robert Garrett, CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health stated. “Through their efforts our patients with HF can experience healthier and longer lives.”
Each year, program participants qualify for award recognition by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for HF patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get with the Guidelines participants also provide education to patients to help them manage their heart failure at home. There are six levels of achievement – Gold Plus, Gold, Silver Plus, Silver, Bronze and Participating.
Hackensack Meridian medical centers receiving quality achievement awards, include the following:
Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS Award and Target: Heart Failure & Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Rolls;
Ocean University Medical Center in Brick, received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS Award and Target: Heart Failure & Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Rolls;
Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS Award and with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Rolls;
Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS Award;
Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, NJ, received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS Award;
Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, NJ, received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure SILVER PLUS Award;
JFK University Medical Center in Edison, NJ, received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure BRONZE Award with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
This year, St. Joseph’s Health received these achievement awards:
· 2022 Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving Center GOLD PLUS (St. Joseph’s University Medical Center)
· Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (St. Joseph’s University Medical Center)
· Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (St. Joseph’s University Medical Center)
Get With the Guidelines®- Stroke Gold PLUS with Target Stroke Honor Roll and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center).
