Four CoxHealth hospitals receive "Get With The Guidelines®" awards for stroke care

Cox Medical Center Branson, Cox Medical Center South, Cox Monett Hospital and Cox Barton County Hospital have been recognized with “Get With the Guidelines®” awards by the American Heart Association. This recognition is awarded to hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. 

Cox Medical Center Branson earned the 2024 Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Award with Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. Cox Branson was also recognized with the Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke Rural Silver Award. 

Cox Medical Center South earned the 2024 Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Award with Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll. 

Cox Monett Hospital earned the 2024 Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Award. Cox Monett was also recognized with the STEMI Bronze Award, Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke Rural Silver Award and Get With the Guidelines®- Rural Silver STEMI Award. 

Cox Barton County Hospital earned their first Get With The Guidelines® Rural Hospital Stroke Silver Award. 

Cox Medical Center Branson, Cox Medical Center South and Cox Monett Hospital have earned awards from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for several years now. This is the ninth year Branson has received the Gold Plus Award and fourth year with the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. This is Cox Monett’s second year receiving a Gold Plus Award. This is the first year that Cox Monett and Cox Branson were awarded with the Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Bronze Award, previously earning the Stroke Bronze Award. This is the fifth year that Cox South has received the Gold Plus Award. 

Hospitals are eligible to be recognized by the Get With the Guidelines® awards by demonstrating commitment and achievement in quality improvement across various measurement criteria, ultimately focusing on improvement to patient outcomes, a reduction in recovery times, adherence to established care protocols and more. 

Cox South’s and Cox Branson’s specific designations and targets are also noteworthy. To qualify for the Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll, hospitals must meet specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment. To qualify for the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, hospitals must provide the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when patients with type 2 diabetes are hospitalized due to stroke or cardiovascular disease. 

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