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All four of UVA Health’s medical centers have been honored nationally by the American Heart Association for providing high quality care based on the AHA’s evidence-based standards.

“Serving patients across Virginia and beyond, the teams at our medical centers are dedicated to providing excellent care for patients with heart disease and patients suffering a stroke,” says Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, MACP, FRCP, interim Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Virginia. “I am excited to see the hard work of our team members recognized with these national awards.”

The awards:

Culpeper Medical Center

Culpeper Medical Center received the Get With the Guidelines – Rural Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Bronze for the hospital’s fast, evidence-based care for patients experiencing an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a severe type of heart attack.

Haymarket Medical Center

Haymarket Medical Center received two AHA awards:

• Get With the Guidelines — Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Referring Bronze Plus award for providing speedy, research-based care for patients experiencing a STEMI.
• Get With the Guidelines — Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive fast, research-based care for stroke, saving lives and reducing the number of patients with long-term disabilities. 

Prince William Medical Center

Prince William Medical Center received two AHA awards:

• Get With the Guidelines — Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Bronze Plus award. This honor is for the hospital’s rapid, evidence-based care for patients experiencing a STEMI.
• Get With the Guidelines — Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for its commitment to caring for stroke patients.

University Medical Center

University Medical Center in Charlottesville also received the Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for its commitment to stroke patients.

University Medical Center also earned the following Get with the Guidelines distinctions:

• STEMI Receiving Center Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes
• NSTEMI Silver with Target: Type 2 Diabetes
• Heart Failure Gold Plus with Target: Heart Failure Optimal with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll