Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Honored with American Heart Association Awards for Commitment to Improve Cardiovascular Health

Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Honored with American Heart Association Awards for Commitment to Improve Cardiovascular Health   05/29/2024 ST. PETERSBURG, FL (May 29, 2024) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg has received multiple American Heart Association awards for its commitment to guideline adherence and quality improvement to improve cardiovascular health. Bayfront Health St. Petersburg received the following achievement awards: Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll Target: Stroke Honor Roll “Bayfront Health St. Petersburg is committed to improving care by adhering to the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® program,” said John Moore, President of Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. “The tools and resources provided help us track and measure our success in meeting evidenced-based clinical guidelines developed to improve patient outcomes.” Each year, the American Heart Association helps hospitals use the Get With The Guidelines programs to implement up-to-date, research-based guidelines to speed recovery and reduce death for heart failure and stroke patients. Hospitals earning Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus awards have reached an aggressive goal of treating patients to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for two consecutive calendar years. “We are pleased to recognize Bayfront Health St. Petersburg for its commitment to caring for patients with heart failure and stroke,” said Mariell Jessup, M.D., chief science and medical officer of the American Heart Association. “Hospitals that follow the Get With The Guidelines protocols often see improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care.”