Woodland Heights Medical Center is Nationally Recognized for Its Commitment to Providing High-quality Stroke Care
8/16/2024
Lufkin Texas – Woodland Heights Medical Center has received two American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® and Mission: Lifeline® achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke or heart attack, and heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively. Studies show patients can recover better when providers consistently follow treatment guidelines.
Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline put the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest evidence- and research-based guidelines. As a participant in Mission: Lifeline and Get With The Guidelines programs, Woodland Heights Medical Center qualified for the awards by demonstrating how their organization has committed to improving quality care.
“Woodland Heights is committed to improving care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines and streamlining processes to ensure timely and proper care for heart attacks and strokes,” states Jose A. Echavarria, CEO of Woodland Heights Medical Center. “The Mission: Lifeline and Get With The Guidelines programs make it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis, which helps us ensure more people in deep East Texas experience longer, healthier lives.”
This year, Woodland Heights received these achievement awards:
- Get With The Guidelines - Gold Plus: Stroke
- Get With The Guidelines - Silver: Rural Stroke
“These awards show Woodland Heights Medical Center’s commitment to caring for those in their community who need cardiovascular care,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of the American Heart Association Quality Oversight Committee and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. “By following the American Heart Association’s quality improvement protocols, Woodland Heights Medical Center can help realize our shared vision of improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities.”
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Pictured (left to right): Stephen Bennett, Director of Emergency Services; Allison Cain, Chief Nursing Officer; Jose A. Echavarria, CEO; Stacey Capp, Stroke Program Coordinator; Dr. Cherry Mathew, Stroke Medical Director; Carla Turner, Chief Quality Officer; Fallon Phillips, Assistant Administrator; and Richard Fennell, Director of Respiratory Therapy.
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