MercyOne recognized by the American Heart Association for providing high-quality cardiovascular and stroke care

MercyOne Medical Centers across Iowa have received a total of 20 American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline achievement awards for demonstrating a commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke or heart attack, and heart disease and stroke rank as the No. 1 and No. 5 leading causes of death in the United States, respectively. Studies show that patients tend to recover more effectively when providers consistently follow established treatment guidelines.

Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline leverages the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to support hospitals nationwide, ensuring patient care is aligned with the latest evidence-based guidelines. As a participant in the two programs, MercyOne Medical Centers across Iowa qualified for the awards by demonstrating their commitment to improving the quality of care.

“Our MercyOne teams are highly experienced and extremely deserving of this recognition for raising the bar on our very high standards of care,” said Hijinio Carreon, DO, Chief Medical Executive, MercyOne. “Our colleagues and physicians are members of our community, caring for our community, and we commit every day to making sure patients with stroke and heart attack symptoms receive the very best care, service and outcomes.”

MercyOne received the following Get With The Guidelines achievement awards:

MercyOne Clinton Medical Center:

• Rural Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Silver
• Rural Coronary Artery Disease NSTE-ACS Silver
• Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Bronze Referring

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center:

• Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll

MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center:

• Stroke Gold with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Silver
• Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Silver with Target: Type 2 Diabetes

MercyOne Genesis Medical Center, Davenport:

• Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center:

• Resuscitation Silver
• Resuscitation Target CPR
• Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Bronze Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes
• Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold
• Stroke Gold Plus
• Rural Stroke Gold

MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center:

• Commitment to Quality Award
• Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes
• Congestive Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Bronze Plus
• Congestive Heart Failure Gold Plus 
• College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry Platinum Performance Award

MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center

• Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Silver with Target: Type 2 Diabetes

These awards demonstrate MercyOne’s statewide dedication to delivering cardiovascular care to their community,” 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, MercyOne can help achieve our shared goal of better patient outcomes, fewer readmissions, and lower mortality rates – a win for healthcare systems, families, and communities.