American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation with Target: Survival quality achievement award. – AHA
The Valley Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation with Target: Survival quality achievement award for its commitment to treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, helping to improve survival rates.
Each year, more than 300,000 adults and children experience an in-hospital cardiac arrest, according to the American Heart Association. Cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of heart function. When the heart stops functioning, breathing stops, and the individual becomes unconscious. Survival from cardiac arrest largely depends on timely medical emergency response and effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The Target: Survival program was developed to highlight the number of lives a hospital saved by following the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of cardiac arrest, as noted on the American Heart Association’s website. The program examines patient survival rates following in-hospital cardiac arrest and adjusts for factors such as cardiac arrest rhythm, event location within the hospital, and prior illness severity. Awarded sites have a survival rate that places them in the top 40% of all Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation participating hospitals in the United States.
“Every second counts when responding to a patient who is in cardiac arrest. Physicians and staff at The Valley Hospital are committed to providing timely intervention,” said Dr. Robert Brenner, president and CEO of Valley Health System. “This achievement award from the American Heart Association is a testament to our team’s continuous training and prompt intervention to care for our patients during these emergent medical situations.”
