Bronson Methodist Hospital Nationally Recognized by the American Heart Association for High-Quality Stroke Care
KALAMAZOO, Mich. − The American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded Bronson Methodist Hospital the Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
This is the sixth consecutive year Bronson Methodist has achieved Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Honor Roll Elite Plus. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between a patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster drug Alteplase.
Additionally, Bronson Methodist received the American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy award by meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between a stroke patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment to remove the clot causing the stroke.
“Bronson Methodist Hospital is proud to be recognized by the American Heart Association for excellence in improving outcomes for patients who experience a stroke,” says Bill Manns, President & CEO of Bronson Healthcare. “As the region’s leader in neurology and neurosurgery, our teams are dedicated to providing exceptional care to ensure people in southwest Michigan receive high quality care close to home, so they can live longer, healthier lives.”
Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S. AHA Get With The Guidelines is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to the latest research-and evidence-based guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death.
“The Get With the Guidelines program puts proven knowledge and guidelines directly into the hands of our patient care teams, which studies show can help patients recover better, ” says Larry Morgan, DO, System Medical Director of Neurocritical Care & Stroke, Bronson Methodist Hospital. “We are exceptionally proud to be identified by the AHA as a top stroke program in the country and that we can provide that world-class care right here to our neighbors and friends in our own community.”
According to the AHA, participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates — a win for health care systems, families and communities.
About Bronson Methodist Hospital
Bronson Methodist Hospital is the flagship hospital of Bronson Healthcare, a not-for-profit healthcare system serving all of southwest Michigan and northern Indiana. With 434 licensed beds and all-private rooms, Bronson Methodist Hospital provides care in virtually every specialty — cardiology, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, neurology, oncology — with advanced capabilities in critical care as a Level I Trauma Center; in neurological care as a Joint Commission certified Comprehensive Stroke Center; in cardiac care as one of the nation’s 50 top cardiovascular hospitals; in obstetrics as the leading BirthPlace and only high-risk pregnancy center in southwest Michigan, and in pediatrics as one of only six children's hospitals in the state.
