Mary Pietruziewicz was enjoying a cocktail with her husband when her speech became garbled. Concerned, he rushed her to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital s Emergency Department where a CT scan revealed a blood clot in her brain. Pietruziewicz was having an ischemic stroke.
The American Heart Association (AHA) has recognized 14 hospitals in Mississippi that have received awards for improving health outcomes for cardiovascular patients through evidence-based efficient and coordinated care. AHA’s Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline are hospital-based quality improvement recognition programs that use the latest evidence-based scientific guidelines to save lives and hasten.
University Hospitals (UH) has received numerous American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines - Stroke achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following the latest, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.