Maui Memorial Medical Center (MMMC) has once again received the highly prestigious Gold Plus and Target: Honor Roll Quality Achievement Awards for excellence in heart and stroke care from the American Heart Association (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® (GWTG) program.
This year, MMMC was recognized for the 16th consecutive year and has received the Gold Plus award for more than 10 consecutive calendar years.
In addition, this year the AHA recognized MMMC for its outstanding achievements in resuscitation of patients after cardiac arrest in the hospital with the GWTG Revival Gold Award for Excellence. The award, the highest honor in resuscitation, signifies that MMMC’s Code Blue Response Team of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and pharmacists consistently follow evidence-based best practices and the latest treatment guidelines when performing CPR on adult hospitalized patients.
MMMC is among the top three hospitals in the state to receive these national awards. GWTG recognizes our team’s commitment to following current, research-based guidelines for treating heart disease, cardiac arrest and stroke, which ultimately results in more lives saved, faster recovery times, fewer hospital readmissions and a healthier community.
“These awards demonstrate Maui Memorial Medical Center’s commitment to serving those in its community who need cardiovascular care,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of the American Heart Association’s Quality Oversight Committee and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. “By following the American Heart Association’s quality improvement protocols, Maui Memorial Medical Center can help achieve our shared vision of improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower death rates – a win for health systems, families and communities.”
AHA Get With The Guidelines® Awards 2024:
- Heart Failure Gold Plus, Goal: Heart Failure Honor Roll and Goal: Type 2 Diabetes – MMMC is one of only two hospitals in the state to receive both Heart Failure Gold Plus and Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll designations. To receive the designation, hospitals must meet certain criteria that improve medication adherence, provide early follow-up and coordination, and improve patient education.
- Stroke Gold Plus, Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes – To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet certain high-performance criteria that reduce the time between a patient’s arrival and treatment with clot-busting therapy.
- Goal: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll™ – This award recognizes Hospitals that follow specific guidelines to ensure that patients with type 2 diabetes, who may be at higher risk for complications, receive the most advanced, evidence-based care when hospitalized for heart disease or stroke.
- Revival Gold – This quality award is given to hospitals that consistently adhere to resuscitation guidelines, including patient safety, emergency medical team response, and post-resuscitation care. MMMC is one of only two hospitals in the state to receive this award.
“Maui Health is committed to improving the care we provide by following the latest treatment guidelines and refining our processes to ensure rapid and effective treatment of heart attacks and strokes,” said Dr. Michael Shea, Maui Health’s chief medical officer. “We want to help our loved ones on Maui and Lanai live longer, healthier lives.”
As a certified primary stroke center, MMMC also meets certain scientific guidelines and has a comprehensive system for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department.
“Our caregivers are the most talented and dedicated people you will ever meet,” said Lynn Fulton, CEO of Maui Health. “We are incredibly proud and want to recognize and congratulate our team on their achievements.”
