Fifty-three hospitals in Indiana are among the 4,800 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines initiative to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke, including one in our own backyard.
Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively. These health crises require swift and proven treatment to ensure the best outcomes for patients.
“Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke or heart attack,” said Terri Ruff, chair of the American Heart Association’s board of directors in Indianapolis. “High-quality care should be accessible to all, and sites awarded through the Get With The Guidelines program help work toward our shared vision of health and hope for everyone, everywhere.”
Each year, the American Heart Association recognizes hospitals across the country for consistently following up-to-date, research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to lifesaving care. In Indiana, 53 hospitals were recognized this year, including Franciscan Health Michigan City in our own tri-county area:
- Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
- Columbus Regional Hospital (Columbus)
- Community Health Network (Indianapolis)
- Community Hospital Munster (Munster)
- Community Hospital Anderson (Anderson)
- Community Hospital East (Indianapolis)
- Community Hospital North (Indianapolis)
- Community Hospital South (Indianapolis)
- Community Howard Regional Health (Kokomo)
- Deaconess Gibson Hospital (Princeton)
- Deaconess Hospital (Evansville)
- Elkhart General Hospital (Elkhart)
- Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis)
- Floyd Memorial Hospital (New Albany)
- Franciscan Health (Indianapolis)
- Franciscan Health Crown Point (Crown Point)
- Franciscan Health Michigan City (Michigan City)
- Good Samaritan Hospital (Vincennes)
- Indiana University Health Bedford Hospital (Bedford)
- Indiana University Health Bloomington (Bloomington)
- Indiana University Health North Hospital (Carmel)
- Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital (Tipton)
- Indiana University Health Arnett (Lafayette)
- Indiana University Health Ball Memorial (Muncie)
- Indiana University Health Frankfort (Frankfort)
- Indiana University Health Jay (Portland)
- Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis)
- Indiana University Health Morgan (Martinsville)
- Indiana University Health Paoli (Paoli)
- Indiana University Health University Hospital (Indianapolis)
- Indiana University Health West Hospital (Avon)
- Indiana University Health White Hospital (Monticello)
- Lutheran Hospital (Fort Wayne)
- Memorial Hospital & Health Care (Jasper)
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend (South Bend)
- Methodist Hospitals (Gary)
- Parkview Hospital Randallia (Fort Wayne)
- Parkview Kosciusko Hospital (Warsaw)
- Parkview Regional Medical Center (Fort Wayne)
- Parkview Whitley Hospital (Columbia City)
- Reid Health Connersville (Connersville)
- Reid Hospital & Health Care (Richmond)
- Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health (Indianapolis)
- St. Catherine Hospital (East Chicago)
- St. Elizabeth Regional Hospital (Lafayette)
- St. Mary Medical Center (Hobart)
- St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital (Anderson)
- St. Vincent Evansville Hospital (Evansville)
- Terre Haute Regional Hospital (Terre Haute)
- The Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway (Evansville)
- Union Hospital (Terre Haute)
- Union Hospital Clinton (Clinton)
- Woodlawn Hospital (Rochester)
Learn more at heart.org/getwiththeguidelines.
