TODAY we recognize the hospital teams that might just save your life TOMORROW.

The hospitals listed here take part in Get

With The GuidelinesSM, the award-winning

quality improvement program from the

American Heart Association and American

Stroke Association. By promoting the latest

evidence-based treatment for patients with

coronary artery disease, heart failure and

stroke, Get With The Guidelines helps

improve health and save lives. Visit

americanheart.org/quality to learn more.

Aultman Hospital, Canton, OH Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, FL

TRIPLE GOLDRECOGNITION2008

The following performance-award-winning hospitals are recognized for sustained performance (two or more years of 85% or higher adherence to all performance measures) in all three Get With The Guidelines modules (coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke):

Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA — SAdvocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL — CADAdvocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL — CADAdvocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL — CADAlbany Medical Center, Albany, NY — CAD, HFAlexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, IL — SAllegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA — SAppleton Medical Center, Appleton, WI — SArnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY — SBayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, FL — SBaylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX — CADBlessing Heart & Vascular Center, Quincy, IL — CADBoston Medical Center, Boston, MA — CADBrookwood Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — CADCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA -- SCentennial Medical Center, Frisco, TX — CADCHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital, Lake Charles, LA — CAD, HFClarian Health Partners, Inc., Indianapolis, IN — CADDeborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ — CADDoctors Hospital at white rock lake, Dallas, TX — CAD, HFDoctors Hospital of Manteca, Manteca, CA — HFDoctors Medical Center of Modesto, Modesto, CA — CADDuBois Regional Medical Center, DuBois, PA — CADEdward Hospital, Naperville, IL — CADEllis Hospital, Schenectady, NY — SEphrata Community Hospital, Ephrata, PA — HFErie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY — CADFairview Hospital, Great Barrington, MA — CADFroedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI — SHialeah Hospital, Hialeah, FL — HFJeanes Hospital - Temple University Health Systems,

Philadelphia, PA — SJersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ — SKaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA — SKaiser Foundation Hospital, Sacramento/Roseville,

Sacramento, CA — SKapi'olani Medical Center at Pali Momi, Aiea, HI — CADLahey Clinic, Burlington, MA — S

Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA — SLegacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, OR — SLegacy Meridian Park Hospital, Tualatin, OR — SLehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA — SLincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY — CADLouisiana Medical Center & Heart Hospital, Lacombe, LA — CADLowell General Hospital, Lowell, MA — CADLoyola University Medical Center, Maywood IL — SManatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, FL — SMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA — SMayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ — SMemorial Health System / Memorial Hospital Central, Colorado Springs, CO — CADMemorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX — CADMercy Medical Center, Dubuque, IA — CADMetroWest Medical Center, Framingham Union Hospital, Framingham, MA — SMidland Memorial Hospital, Midland, TX — CADMillard Fillmore Gates Hospital, Buffalo, NY — SMississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, MS — HF Moberly Regional Medical Center, Moberly, MO — CADMohawk Valley Heart Institute, Utica, NY — CADNewton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA — SNorth Broward Medical Center, Deerfield Beach, FL — SNorth Hawaii Community Hospital, Kamuela, HI — CADNorth Shore Medical Center, Miami, FL — HFNorth Suburban Medical Center, Thornton, CO — CADPalomar Medical Center, Escondido, CA — CAD, HFParkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN — CADPiedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA — HFPresbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver, CO — CADProvidence Heart Institute (Sisters of Charity), Columbia, SC — CADProvidence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR — CAD, SProvidence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR — CAD, SRegional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson, FL — CADRichardson Regional Medical Center, Richardson, TX — SSaint Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia — SSalinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Salinas, CA — CADScott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX — CAD, S

Seton Medical Center - Austin, Austin, TX — CADSharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA — CADShawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, KS — CADSherman Hospital, Elgin, IL — CADSierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Luis Obispo, CA — HFSouth Baldwin Regional Medical Center, Foley, AL — CADSt. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates, IL — SSt. Anthony North Hospital, Westminster, CO — CADSt. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem and Allentown Campuses, Bethlehem, PA — SSt. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN — CADSumma Health System, Akron, OH — CADSwedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA — SSwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford, IL — HFTampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL — SThe Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA — SThe Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD — SThe Kingston Hospital, Kingston, NY — SThe Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX — CADThe Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE — S The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, HI — SThe Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA — SThe University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS — STheda Clark Medical Center, Neenah, WI — SThomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA — SUniversity Medical Center at Brackenridge, Austin, TX — CADUniversity Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV — CADUniversity of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY — SUniversity of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI — SUniversity of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH — SUniversity of Utah Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT — SVassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY — CADVerde Valley Medical Center, Cottonwood, AZ — CADVirginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA — SVirtua Memorial Hospital, Mt. Holly, NJ — SWhite Plains Hospital Center, White Plains, NY — SWilson N. Jones Medical Center, Sherman, TX — SWinthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY — SWoodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, Brooklyn, NY — CAD, HFWuesthoff Medical Center - Rockledge, Rockledge, FL — CAD

SUSTAINEDPERFORMANCE AWARD

GOLD2008 The following performance-award-winning hospitals are

recognized for sustained performance (two or more years at 85% or higher adherence) to all performance measures:

The following performance-award-winning hospitals are recognized for achievement in all three Get With The Guidelines modules (coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke):

Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA — CAD & HF Gold, S Bronze

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI — S Gold, HF Silver, CAD Bronze

Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson, AZ — CAD & HF Gold, S Bronze

Citizens Medical Center, Victoria, TX — CAD Gold, HF & S Silver

Corpus Christi Medical Center, Corpus Christi, TX — CAD, HF & S Bronze

Florida Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL — CAD & HF Silver, S Bronze

Hunstville Hospital, Huntsville, AL — CAD, HF & S Bronze

John Muir Medical Center - Concord, Concord, CA — S Gold, CAD & HF Silver

John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus, Walnut Creek, CA — S Gold, CAD & HF Silver

Medical Center of McKinney, McKinney, TX — CAD Gold, S Silver, HF Bronze

Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center, Charleston, SC — CAD, HF & S Bronze

Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, IA — CAD & S Gold, HF Silver

MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH — CAD & S Gold, HF Silver

North Fulton Regional Hospital, Roswell, GA — CAD & HF Silver, S Bronze

PinnacleHealth System, Harrisburg, PA — CAD, HF, & S Silver

Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO — CAD Silver, HF & S Bronze

Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO — CAD & HF Gold, S Silver

Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center, Crystal River, FL — CAD & HF Gold, S Silver

Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA — CAD Gold, HF & S Silver

St. Anthony Central Hospital, Denver, CO — CAD Gold, S Silver, HF Bronze

St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ — CAD & HF Gold, S Silver

University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY — CAD & S Gold, HF Silver

Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville, Brownsville, TX — CAD, HF & S Silver

Valley Baptist Medical Center - Harlingen, Harlingen, TX — CAD, HF & S Bronze

Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY — S Silver, CAD & HF Bronze

2008 TRIPLE PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT

ANNUALPERFORMANCE AWARD

SILVER2008 The following performance-award-winning

hospitals are recognized for 12 consecutive

months at 85% or higher adherence to all

performance measures:

Turning Guidelinesinto LifelinesSM

Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL — HFAdvocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, IL — CADAllegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA — CADAlta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley, CA — SAlta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA — CADAurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, WI — CAD, SAurora Sinai Medical Center , Milwaukee, WI — S Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN — SBaptist Hospital East, Louisville, KY — CAD, SBaptist Medical Center South, Montgomery, AL — HFBarnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, MO — CADBassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY — SBay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, FL — SBayhealth Medical Center - Kent General, Dover, DE — CAD, HFBayhealth Medical Center - Milford Memorial, Milford, DE — CAD, HFBaystate Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield, MA — SBellin Health, Green Bay, WI — SBerwick Hospital Center, Berwick, PA — CADBeth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham, Needham, MA — SBeth Israel Medical Center - Petrie Division, New York, NY — SBlake Medical Center, Bradenton, FL — SBoston Medical Center, Boston, MA — SBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA — SBrookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Patchogue, NY — SBrookwood Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — HFButler Memorial Hospital, Butler, PA — CAD, SCalifornia Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA — SCaritas Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA — SCarolinas Medical Center NorthEast, Concord, NC — SCarondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tucson, AZ — CADCastle Medical Center, Kailua HI — CADCentral DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL — SChristiana Care Health Services, Newark, DE — CADChristus Hospital - Saint Elizabeth, Beaumont, TX — CAD, HFCleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH — HFClinton Hospital, Clinton, MA — SCommunity Medical Center, Scranton, PA — CADCoral Gables Hospital Tenet South Florida, Coral Gables, FL — HFCreighton University Medical Center - St. Joseph Hospital, Omaha, NE — HFCullman Regional Medical Center, Cullman, AL — CAD, HFDanbury Hospital, Danbury, CT — SDecatur County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, IN — HFDenton Regional Medical Center, Denton, TX — CADDenver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO — CADDes Peres Hospital, Saint Louis, MO — CAD, HFDeTar Healthcare System, Victoria, TX — SDoctors Hospital of Sarasota, Sarasota, FL — SDoctors Medical Center of Modesto, Modesto, CA — HFDoylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA — S

East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, Tyler, TX — CADEnloe Medical Center, Chico, CA — SExempla Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO — SFalmouth Hospital, Falmouth, MA — SFaulkner Hospital, Jamaica Plain, MA — SForsyth Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC — SFountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Fountain Valley, CA — CADGibson General Hospital, Princeton, IN — HFGlendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA — SGood Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL — CADGottlieb Memorial Hospital, Melrose Park, IL — CADGrand View Hospital, Sellersville, PA — SGrant Medical Center, Columbus, OH — SGundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI — SGwinnett Hospital System, Lawrenceville, GA — SHahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA — CAD, HFHamot Medical Center, Erie, PA — SHanover Hospital, Hanover, PA — HFHawaii Medical Center East, LLC, Honolulu, HI — CADHeart Hospital of Austin, Austin, TX — HFHialeah Hospital, Hialeah, FL — CADHighland Hospital, Rochester, NY — SHighline Medical Center, Burien, WA — CADHilo Medical Center - Hawaii Health Systems Corp., Hilo, HI — CADHoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA — SHolmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, FL — SHoly Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center, Meadowbrook, PA — SHolyoke Medical Center, Holyoke, MA — SHouston Northwest Medical Center, Houston, TX — CAD, HFHoward University Hospital, Washington, DC — HFJackson North Medical Center, North Miami Beach, FL — HFJewish Hospital, Louisville, KY — SJFK Memorial Hospital, Indio, CA — CAD, HFJohn C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital, Phoenix, AZ — SJohnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, TN — CAD, HFJordan Hospital, Plymouth, MA — SKaiser Foundation Hospital, Honolulu, HI — SKaiser Permanente - Redwood City Medical Center, Redwood City, CA — SKaiser Permanente Santa Teresa Community Hospital, San Jose, CA — SKent Hospital, Warwick, RI — HFKing's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, KY — HFLake Pointe Medical Center, Rowlett, TX — CAD, HF

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, Bradenton, FL — SLawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute, Fort Pierce, FL — SLawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London, CT — SLegacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center, Portland, OR — SLegacy Salmon Creek Hospital, Vancouver, WA — SLenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY — SLong Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY — SLos Alamitos Medical Center, Los Alamitos, CA — HF, SLSUHSC W.O. Moss Regional Medical Center, Lake Charles, LA — HFMadigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA — SMarion General Hospital, Marion, OH — CAD, HFMcKay-Dee Hospital Center, Ogden, UT — SMedical Center of Arlington, Arlington, TX — SMedical Center of Plano, Plano, TX — SMemorial Health System / Memorial Hospital Central, Colorado Springs, CO — HFMemorial Stroke Center, Gulfport, MS — SMemorial University Medical Center, Savannah, GA — SMercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby, PA — S Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA — SMercy Medical Center - Sioux City, Sioux City, IA — SMeriter Hospital, Madison, WI — CAD, HFMethodist Hospital of Southern California, Arcadia, CA — HFMiddle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro, TN — SMidland Memorial Hospital, Midland, TX — SMilford Regional Medical Center, Milford, MA — SMission Hospitals, Inc., Asheville, NC — SMonticello-Big Lake Hospital, Monticello, MN — HFMorristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ — SMount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA — SMount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, NY — HFMount Vernon Hospital, Mt. Vernon, NY — SNevada Neuroscience Institute at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV — SNewton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA — HFNoble Hospital, Westfield, MA — SNorth Austin Medical Center, Austin, TX — SNorth Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, CO — CAD, HFNorth Shore Medical Center - Union Hospital, Lynn, MA — SNorth Shore Medical Center, Miami, FL — CADNorth Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY — SNorthshore Regional Medical Center, Slidell, LA — HFNorthside Hospital and Tampa Bay Heart Institute, St. Petersburg, FL — SNorthside Medical Center - Forum Health, Youngstown, OH — CADNorthwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL — SOakBend Medical Center, Richmond, TX — SOcean Medical Center, Brick, NJ — SOchsner Medical Center - New Orleans, New Orleans LA — S

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR — SOSF Saint Francis Heart Hospital at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL — CADOverlake Hospital Medical Center, Bellevue, WA — SOverlook Hospital, Summit, NJ — SParkland Medical Center, Derry, NH — SParkview Hospital: Stanley Wissman Stroke Center, Fort Wayne, IN — SParkview Medical Center, Pueblo, CO — CADPenn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA — SPhoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville, PA — CADPlacentia-Linda Hospital, Placentia, CA — HFPomerado Hospital, Poway, CA — HFPomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA — HFPresbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver, CO — HFPrinceton Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — CADProctor Hospital, Peoria, IL — CADProvidence Everett Medical Center, Everett, WA — HFProvidence Memorial Hospital, El Paso, TX — CADQuincy Medical Center, Quincy, MA — CADRegional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson, FL — HFRegional Medical Center of San Jose, San Jose, CA — SRiverview Medical Center, Red Bank, NJ — SRochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY — SRogue Valley Medical Center, Medford, OR — CADSacred Heart Health System, Pensacola, FL — SSaint Francis Hospital and Health Centers, Poughkeepsie, NY — SSaint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT — CADSaint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN — SSaint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA — SSan Dimas Community Hospital, San Dimas, CA — HFSan Ramon Regional Medical Center, San Ramon, CA — CAD, HFSarasota Memorial Health Care System, Sarasota, FL — SSelf Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, SC — CADSeton Medical Center, Daly City, CA — SShasta Regional Medical Center, Redding, CA — SSierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Luis Obispo, CA — CADSilverton Hospital, Silverton, OR — HFSky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree, CO — CADSound Shore Medical Center of Westchester, New Rochelle, NY — SSouth Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, NY — CADSoutheast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau, MO — CADSouthwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, WA — SSpalding Regional Medical Center, Griffin, GA — CADSparks Health System, Fort Smith, AR — SSt. Clare Hospital and Health Services, Baraboo, WI — HFSt. David's Round Rock Medical Center, Round Rock, TX — CAD

St. Elizabeth Health Center - Humility of Mary Health Partners, Youngstown, OH — HFSt. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood, KY — SSt. Francis Hospital and Health Centers, Indianapolis, IN — CADSt. James Hospital and Health Centers, Olympia Fields, IL — CADSt. Joseph Health Center, St. Charles, MO — SSt. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center/Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ — SSt. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA — SSt. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, MN — HFSt. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City, IA — SSt. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV — SSt. Mary's Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL — CAD, HFSt. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Missoula, MT — SSt. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY — SSt. Petersburg General Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL — SSt. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT — SStaten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY — SStevens Hospital, Edmonds, WA — CADStraub Clinic & Hospital, Honolulu, HI — CADSts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, Louisville, KY — STallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Tallahassee, FL — SThe Good Samaritan Health System, Lebanon, PA — HFThe Medical Center - Bowling Green, Bowling Green, KY — CADThe Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX — SThe Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI — SThe Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA — HFThe Washington Hospital, Washington, PA — CADThe Williamsport Hospital and Medical Center, Williamsport, PA — STipton Hospital, Tipton, IN — HFTorrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA — CADTrumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren, OH — CADTufts Medical Center, Boston, MA — SUCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA — S

UMass Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus, Worcester, MA — SUMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, MA — SUnity Hospital, Rochester, NY — SUniversity Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH — HFUniversity Medical Center of Southern Nevada,

Las Vegas, NV — HFUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics - Heart and

Vascular Center, Iowa City, IA — CADUniversity of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD — SUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview,

Minneapolis, MN — CADUniversity of Mississippi Health Care, Jackson, MS — CADUniversity of New Mexico Hospitals, Albuquerque, NM — CAD, HFUniversity of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, AL — SUniversity of Texas Health Center - Tyler, Tyler, TX — CADUniversity of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics, Madison, WI — SUSC University Hospital, Los Angeles, CA — CADUSCD Medical Center, San Diego, CA — CADValleyCare Medical Center, Pleasanton, CA — CADVAPHS (VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System), Pittsburgh, PA — CADVassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY — HFWake Med Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, NC — SWaukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI — SWest Boca Medical Center, Boca Raton, FL — CAD, HFWest Jefferson Medical Center, Marrero, LA — SWilcox Memorial Hospital, Lihue, HI — SWilliam Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX — HFWinter Haven Hospital, Inc., Winter Haven, FL — SWinthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY — CADWyoming Valley Health Care System, Wilkes-Barre, PA — CAD, HF

stands for coronary artery disease, the condition caused by the thickening of the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, sometimes resulting in heart attack. The Get With The Guidelines–CAD module provides the latest evidence-based guidelines for treating coronary artery disease.

stands for heart failure, the condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the lungs and the rest of the body. The Get With The Guidelines-HF module provides the latest evidence-based guidelines for treating heart failure.

stands for stroke, the event that occurs when a blood vessel to the brain is blocked by a clot. The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke module provides the latest evidence-based guidelines for treating stroke.

CAD HF S

Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK, — CAD, HFHoly Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL — SHuntington Hospital, Huntington, NY — SInova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, VA — SJane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville, OK — CADJFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL — SKaiser Permanente Hospital - South San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA — SKennedy Memorial Hospitals - University Medical Center/Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill, NJ — SKent Hospital, Warwick, RI — SKettering Medical Center, Kettering, OH — SKingwood Medical Center, Houston, TX — SL.E. Cox Medical Center, dba CoxHealth, Springfield, MO — S Littleton Adventist Hospital, Littleton, CO — SLong Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach CA — SMacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL — HFMaine Medical Center, Portland, ME — SMaryland General Hospital, Baltimore, MD — SMaury Regional Hospital, Columbia, TN — SMemorial Hospital of South Bend, South Bend, IN — HF Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, FL — SMemorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL — SMethodist University Hospital - Neuroscience Institute, Memphis TN — SMorton Hospital and Medical Center, Taunton, MA — SMount Nittany Medical Center, State College, PA — HFMount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, NY — CADNacogdoches Medical Center, Houston — CAD New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY — SNiagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Niagara Falls, NY — HFNorth Shore Medical Center - Salem Hospital, Salem, MA — SNorthshore Regional Medical Center, Slidell, LA — CADNorthside Hospital and Tampa Bay Heart Institute,

St. Petersburg, FL — CADNorthwest Hospital & Medical Center, Seattle, WA — S OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL — SOur Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ — SPalisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ — HFParkview Medical Center, Pueblo, CO — SParkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, TN — SPenobscot Bay Medical Center, Rockport, ME — SPiedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA — SPomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA — CADPresbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, TX — CADPresbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier, CA — SPrinceton Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — HFProvidence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA — SRedmond Regional Medical Center, Rome, GA — SRegions Hospital, Saint Paul, MN — SRenown Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV — SResurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL — CADRiverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH — SRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Hamilton, Hamilton, NJ — SRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital - New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ — SRose Medical Center, Denver, CO — CADRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL — SSacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI — S Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT — SSaint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK — SSaint Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD — SSaint Luke's Brain and Stroke Institute, Kansas City, MO — SSaint Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA — S

INITIALPERFORMANCE AWARD

BRONZE2008

Seton Health / St. Mary's Hospital, Troy, NY — HFShands at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL — SSharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA — HFSierra Medical Center, El Paso, TX — HFSouth Fulton Medical Center, East Point, GA — HFSouth Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, NY — SSouthside Hospital, Bay Shore, NY — SSt. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD — SSt. Anthony North Hospital, Westminster, CO — HFSt. Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA — CADSt. Francis Hospital, Inc., Columbus, GA — SSt. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ — SSt. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA — CADSt. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA — HFSt. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Boise, ID — HFSt. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA — CADSt. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia, MI — HFSt. Mary's Health Care System, Athens, GA — SSt. Mary's Hospital & Medical Center, Grand Junction, CO — HFSt. Mary's Hospital, Madison, WI — SSt. Mary's Medical Center - Evansville, Evansville, IN — CADSt. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, MN — SSt. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana - 86th Street,

Indianapolis, IN — CADSUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY — HFTaylor Hospital, Ridley Park, PA — STexSan Heart Hospital, San Antonio, TX — CADTHE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano, Plano, TX — CAD, HFThe Medical Center Inc., Columbus, GA — SThe University Hospital - UMDNJ, Newark, NJ — HFThe University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS — CADThe University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN — STrinitas Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ — HFTrinity Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — S Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics, Tyler, TX — STwin Cities Community Hospital, Templeton, CA — HFUnited Regional Healthcare System, Wichita Falls, TX — SUniversity Hospitals Case Medical Center,

Cleveland, OH — SUniversity of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO — SUniversity of Mississippi Health Care, Jackson, MS — HFUniversity of Texas Health Center - Tyler, Tyler, TX — HFUPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA — SUPMC Northwest, Seneca, PA — SUPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA — SUPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA — SUpper Chesapeake Medical Center, Belair, MD — SValleyCare Medical Center, Pleasanton, CA — HFValley Medical Center Renton, WA — SWellStar Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA — SWest Florida Hospital, Pensacola, FL — SWest Valley Medical Center, Caldwell, ID — HFWestern Baptist Hospital, Paducah, KY — CADWestern Medical Center Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA — CAD, HFWilson N. Jones Medical Center, Sherman, TX — HFWoodland Heights Medical Center, Lufkin, TX — SWuesthoff Medical Center - Rockledge, Rockledge, FL — SYork Hospital, York, PA — S

Adventist Medical Center, Portland, OR — SAlameda Hospital, Alameda, CA — CADAlbany Memorial Hospital, Albany, — NY SAlvarado Hospital, LLP, San Diego, CA — SAnderson Hospital, Maryville, IL — CADAtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ — HFAurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center, Sheboygan, WI — SAventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, FL — SAvera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD — SBaptist Hospital, Inc., Pensacola, FL — SBaystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA — SBeth Israel Medical Center - Petrie Division, New York, NY — CADBethesda Memorial Hospital, Boynton Beach, FL — SBoone Hospital, Columbia, MO — SBristol Regional Medical Center Hospital, Bristol, TN — SBroward General Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL — SCape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa Beach, FL — SCapital Health System, Trenton, NJ — SCapital Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, FL — HFCaritas Norwood Hospital, Norwood, MA — SCentral Baptist Hospital, Lexington, KY — SCentral Carolina Hospital, Sanford, NC — HFCentral Florida Regional Hospital, Sanford, FL — CADCharleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV — SCheboygan Memorial Hospital, Cheboygan, MI — HFChristiana Care Health Services, Newark, DE — HFCHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care, San Antonio, TX — CAD, HFClarian Health - Methodist & University Hospitals, Indianapolis, IN — SColumbia -St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI — SColumbia -St. Mary's Hospital-Ozaukee, Mequon, WI — SCooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA — CADCooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ — HFCrittenden Regional Hospital, Memphis, AR — HFCypress Fairbanks Medical Center, Houston, TX — CADDeborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ — HFDel Sol Medical Center, El Paso, TX — HFDenver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO — HFDixie Regional Medical Center, St George, UT — SDoctors Hospital Augusta, Augusta, GA — SEast Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA — HFEast Orange General Hospital, East Orange, NJ — HFEllis Hospital, Schenectady, NY — HFEmory Eastside Medical Center, Snellville, GA — SEmory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA — SEnglewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ — SErlanger Health System, Chattanooga, TN — CADExcela Health Frick, Mount Pleasant, PA — SExcela Health Latrobe, Latrobe, PA — SExcela Health Westmoreland, Greensburg, PA — SFawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte, FL — SFletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT — SFloyd Medical Center, Rome, GA — SFort Walton Beach Medical Center, Fort Walton Beach, FL — CADGenesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA — SGood Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, CA — SGrady Health System, Atlanta, GA — SHabersham County Medical Center, Demorest, GA — SHamilton Medical Center, Dalton, GA — SHarford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD — SHarris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX — SHazleton General Hospital, Hazleton, PA — HFHCA Kingwood Medical Center, Kingwood, TX — SHealthEast Saint John's Hospital, Maplewood, MN — HFHealthEast St. Joseph's Hospital, Saint Paul, MN — HFHenry Ford Hospital and Health Network, Detroit, MI — SHenry Medical Center, Stockbridge, GA — S

Turning Guidelinesinto LifelinesSM

The following performance-award-winning

hospitals are recognized for three consecutive months at 85% or higher

adherence to all performance measures:

©2008, American Heart Association