Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North have been recognized by the American Heart Association for implementing quality improvement measures that ensure cardiovascular patients receive efficient and coordinated care, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer returns to the hospital. Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North have received the recognition for Get With The Guidelines for more than 10 years.This year, our hospitals received the following Achievement Awards:

• Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Piedmont Macon

• Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Silver Plus

• Piedmont Macon North

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have experienced some form of cardiovascular disease – including heart attack, stroke and heart failure. For patients with conditions that are severe enough to be transported or admitted to a hospital, time is critical. The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program helps reduce barriers to prompt treatment for cardiovascular events. As a participant in Get With The Guidelines, Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North both demonstrate how our organizations have committed to improving quality care for patients. 

“Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North are honored to be recognized by the American Heart Association for our dedication to helping our patients have the best possible chance of survival and recovery after cardiovascular events,” said Dr. Rosita Shivdat-Nanhoe, Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North Interim Stroke Program Medical Director. “Get With The Guidelines helps put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis to improve outcomes for cardiovascular patients.”

“We are pleased to recognize Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North for their commitment to cardiovascular care,” saidLee H. Schwamm, M.D., national chairperson of the American Heart Association’s Quality Oversight Committee and Executive Vice Chair of Neurology, Director of Acute Stroke Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. “Research has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the American Heart Association’s quality improvement programs often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.”