Kettering Health has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold 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.

“Kettering Health is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines,” said Megan Smith RN, neuroscience manager at Kettering Health. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis, which studies show can help patients recover better. The end goal is to ensure more people in our community can experience longer, healthier lives.”

Recognized locations

The following Kettering Health Medical Centers earned the Gold Plus award along with additional recognition for diabetic stroke care and stroke advanced therapy. 

Kettering Health Dayton: Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Kettering Health Greene Memorial: Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Kettering Health Hamilton: Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 
Kettering Health Main Campus: Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll, Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 
Kettering Health Miamisburg: Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 
Soin Medical Center: Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll 

“We are incredibly pleased to recognize Kettering Health for its commitment to caring for patients with stroke,” said Steven Messe, M.D., volunteer chairperson of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group and professor of neurology and director of fellowships of neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. “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.”

Get With The Guidelines – Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to the latest research and evidence-based guidelines. Adherence to these guidelines can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death.