American Heart Association Award recognizes Hilton Head Hospital’s Commitment to quality heart failure care

Hilton Head Hospital receives the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines^®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence. The goal is speeding recovery and reducing hospital readmissions for heart failure patients.

Hilton Head Hospital earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and aggressive risk-reduction therapies. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their heart failure and overall health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.

“Hilton Head Hospital is dedicated to improving the quality of care for our patients with heart failure by implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-HF initiative,” said Jeremy Clark, chief executive officer at Hilton Head Hospital. “This achievement would not be attainable without the hard work and dedication of our team members. We all take great pride in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes.”

“We are pleased to recognize Hilton Head Hospital for their commitment to heart failure care,” said Eric E. Smith, M.D., national chairman of the Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and an associate professor of neurology at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. “Research has shown that hospitals adhering to clinical measures through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative can often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.”

According to the American Heart Association, more than 6.5 million adults in the United States are living with heart failure. Many heart failure patients can lead a full, enjoyable life when their condition is managed with proper medications or devices and with healthy lifestyle changes.

If you are interested in interviewing a member of our team about this achievement, please contact Marketing Manager Katy Waronsky at 843-793-7281 or email [email protected] or contact PR Manager Daisy Burroughs at 803-833-0104 or email [email protected].