WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Several Novant Health hospitals and an affiliated emergency medical service (EMS) provider have been recognized by the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines quality achievement awards for continuing to deliver high-quality, coordinated care for patients experiencing heart failure and stroke.
“Every moment matters when a patient is experiencing a stroke or is admitted to the hospital when their heart is failing,” said Dr. John Mann, president of specialty institutes, Novant Health. “These awards recognize the commitment our heart and stroke care teams have made to meeting rigorous American Heart Association standards and creating remarkable outcomes for our patients.”
Get With The Guidelines awards recognize organizations for implementing quality-improvement measures to ensure patients receive efficient and coordinated care aligned with nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Research shows when hospitals adhere to these guidelines, they save more lives and patients recover more quickly with fewer returns to the hospital.
The 2025 honorees for the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines program are:
Gold Plus – Heart Failure
- Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
- Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
- Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center
- Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
- Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
- Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
- Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
- Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Gold Plus – Stroke
- Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
- Novant Health Coastal Carolina Medical Center
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
- Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center
- Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
- Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center
- Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
- Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
- Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
- Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
- Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Silver Plus – Heart Failure
- Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Silver Plus – Stroke
- Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
- Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center
Rural Silver – Heart Failure
- Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Two Novant Health emergency medical service providers were also honored with Get With The Guidelines awards. Novant Health New Hanover EMS and Novant Health AirLink & VitaLink critical care transport were honored with Mission: Lifeline Gold awards.
Mission: Lifeline EMS - Gold
Novant Health New Hanover EMS
- Target: Stroke Honor Roll
- Target: Heart Attack Honor Roll
Novant Health AirLink & VitaLink
- Target: Heart Attack Honor Roll
Many of the hospitals honored have earned Get With The Guidelines recognitions for several consecutive years, building on the system’s commitment to continually improving outcomes to deliver remarkable patient experiences.
Novant Health has 10 stroke centers – three comprehensive and seven primary – that are staffed 24/7 by an acute stroke team that includes neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists and nurses. The health system has been recognized for industry-leading response times for treating stroke patients, utilizing AI-assisted triage to quickly process CT scans and identify the cause and severity of a patient’s condition. From quick diagnosis and treatment to rehabilitation and recovery, Novant Health offers patients the leading options for stroke care.
Novant Health’s reputation for outstanding cardiovascular care is backed by top national rankings for heart surgery and the newest technology available for treating heart failure, valve repair and cardiac arrhythmias. Over the past year, Novant Health has added the Barostim implant to its available treatments for heart failure, and also opened a comprehensive heart and vascular center in Winston-Salem that will support the future expansion of Novant Health’s left ventricular assist device (LVAD) program.
About Novant Health
Novant Health is an integrated network of nearly 900 locations, including 19 hospitals, more than 750 physician clinics and urgent care centers, outpatient facilities, and imaging and pharmacy services. This network supports a seamless and personalized healthcare experience for communities in North Carolina and South Carolina. Novant Health is nationally recognized for our unwavering commitment to safety and the highest quality care, and we serve as a catalyst for healthcare transformation through clinical trials, leading-edge research, innovative care delivery models and robust virtual care networks. The expertise and empathy of our more than 41,000 team members along with more than 8,600 independent and employed clinicians are at the heart of Our Cause as industry leaders caring for communities across the Carolinas. In 2024, Novant Health provided more than $1.6 billion in community benefit, including financial assistance and services.
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