Stony Brook Medicine (SBM) has been recognized by the American Heart Association for its commitment to high-quality patient care in cardiovascular and stroke areas. This year marks the 14th consecutive year for Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) (2010-2024) and the 11th consecutive year for Stony Brook Southampton Hospital (SBSH) (2014-2024) to receive the Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus achievement award. For the sixth consecutive year, SBUH received the Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement award. Both awards recognize SBM’s dedication to improving patient outcomes, reducing readmissions, and increasing healthy days at home.
“This recognition by the American Heart Association underscores the unwavering dedication of our healthcare teams to provide exceptional care for our patients,” said Dr. William Wertheim, executive vice president of Stony Brook Medicine. “Our continuous recognition over the years highlights our dedication to providing top-tier cardiovascular and stroke care, and we are proud to see the positive impact our efforts have on improving patient outcomes.”
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the U.S. Early detection and treatment are crucial for improving survival rates, minimizing disability, and accelerating recovery times. Get With The Guidelines leverages expertise from both the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to help hospitals align patient care with current research-based guidelines.
In addition to this year’s Gold Plus achievement, Stony Brook University Hospital earned distinctions in Target: Stroke℠ Elite Honor Roll, Target: Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes℠ Honor Roll.
Approximately six million U.S. adults live with heart failure, which impairs the heart's ability to pump blood effectively throughout the body. This condition can significantly affect quality of life through symptoms such as severe shortness of breath and fatigue. However, advanced care can improve patients' lives through lifestyle changes, symptom monitoring, accurate diagnosis, cutting-edge therapies including state-of-the-art medications and interventions.
The Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Center at Stony Brook continues its excellence in patient care with its sixth consecutive Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement award from the American Heart Association. This honor commends hospitals that consistently treat patients according to evidence-based guidelines from the association. Additionally, Stony Brook’s program remains Long Island’s only heart failure program with Joint Commission Certification for Advanced Heart Failure since 2011.
Each year over 300,000 adults and children experience in-hospital cardiac arrest. Survival largely depends on timely medical emergency response and effective CPR.
Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation was developed to save lives of those experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrests by following up-to-date research-based treatment guidelines from the American Heart Association. These include protocols for patient safety, medical emergency team response, effective resuscitation (CPR), and post-resuscitation care.
Stony Brook University Hospital is also nationally recognized for its commitment to improving cardiac arrest survival rates.
Get With The Guidelines® is a hospital-based quality improvement program by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association that provides hospitals with research-based guidelines aimed at saving lives and hastening recovery since 2001.
For more information about Get With The Guidelines®, visit heart.org.