An aerial view of UVA Health, which includes the UVA School of Medicine and School of Nursing.
All four of UVA Health’s medical centers have been honored nationally by the American Heart Association for providing high-quality care based on the AHA’s evidence-based standards.
“Serving patients across Virginia and beyond, the teams at our medical centers are dedicated to providing excellent care for patients with heart disease and patients suffering a stroke,” said Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, interim executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Virginia. “I am excited to see the hard work of our team members recognized with these national awards.”
The awards for each medical center are below.
Culpeper Medical Center
Culpeper Medical Center received five AHA awards:
- The Get With the Guidelines – Rural Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Bronze for the hospital’s fast, evidence-based care for patients experiencing an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a severe type of heart attack.
- The Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation – Pediatric Bronze award.
- The Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation – Target Survival award.
- The Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation – Target CPR award.
- The Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation – Adult Bronze award.
Haymarket Medical Center
Haymarket Medical Center received five AHA awards:
- The Get With the Guidelines – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Referring Bronze Plus award for providing speedy, research-based care for patients experiencing a STEMI.
- The Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive fast, research-based care for stroke, saving lives and reducing the number of patients with long-term disabilities.
- The Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation – Target Survival award.
- The Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation – Target CPR award.
- The Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation – Adult Silver award.
Prince William Medical Center
Prince William Medical Center received four AHA awards:
- The Get With the Guidelines – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Bronze Plus award. This honor is for the hospital’s rapid, evidence-based care for patients experiencing a STEMI.
- The Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for its commitment to caring for stroke patients.
- The Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation – Adult Bronze award.
- The Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation – Target CPR award.
University Medical Center
University Medical Center in Charlottesville received four AHA awards:
- The Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for its commitment to stroke patients.
- The Get With the Guidelines – STEMI Receiving Center Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes award.
- The Get With the Guidelines – NSTEMI Silver with Target: Type 2 Diabetes award.
- The Get With the Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus with Target: Heart Failure Optimal and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award.
