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UVA Health medical centers in Culpeper and Northern Virginia have received multiple American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for continually demonstrating a commitment to following the up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke. This contributes to more lives saved, shorter recovery times, and fewer hospital readmissions.
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke or heart attack, and heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 4 causes of death in the United States, respectively, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Report. Studies show patients can recover better when providers consistently follow treatment guidelines.
“At UVA Health, we are committed to delivering high-quality care in all of our medical centers by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines and streamlining processes to ensure timely, appropriate care for heart attacks and strokes”, said Zan Zaidi, Chief Physician Executive for the UVA Health community medical centers and clinics in Northern Virginia and Culpeper. “Get With The Guidelines programs help our teams put proven science into practice every day, supporting better outcomes so more people in our communities can live longer, healthier lives.”
This year, UVA Health Culpeper, Haymarket, and Prince William Medical Centers received the following American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines achievement awards.
UVA Culpeper Medical Center
- Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Target CPR
- Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Silver
- Get With The Guidelines®-Rural Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Bronze
UVA Haymarket Medical Center
- Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Target CPR
- Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Bronze (Adult)
- Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Target Survival (Adult)
- Get With The Guidelines®-Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Referring Bronze
UVA Prince William Medical Center
- Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Target CPR
- Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Bronze (Adult)
- Get With The Guidelines®-Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes
- Get With The Guidelines®-Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Bronze
“These awards reflect UVA Health’s commitment to caring for people in their community who need cardiovascular care,” said Karen E. Joynt Maddox, M.D., MPH, chair of the American Heart Association Quality Oversight Committee. “By following the American Heart Association’s quality improvement protocols, can help advance our shared vision of better patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates — a win for patients, families and health care systems.”
About UVA Health
UVA Health is an academic health system that includes four hospitals across Charlottesville, Culpeper and Northern Virginia along with nearly 300 clinics around the Commonwealth. With more than 1,000 inpatient beds, approximately 40,000 inpatient stays annually and more than 1 million outpatient encounters annually, more than 1,000 physicians provide high-quality, comprehensive care to patients across the Commonwealth and beyond. Through clinical affiliations and partnerships with other Virginia health systems around the state, patients can access UVA Health specialized care close to home. An array of virtual care options, including the UVA Center for Telehealth and Virtual Primary Care On Demand, enable patients to get care where and when they need it. The health system is comprised of the UVA School of Medicine, UVA School of Nursing, UVA Physicians Group, UVA Community Health, UVA Community Health Medical Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. UVA School of Medicine researchers develop breakthrough treatments backed by $300 million in grant funding, while the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center is Virginia’s first National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and one of only 57 cancer centers nationally to earn the designation for outstanding patient care and cutting-edge cancer research programs. UVA Health Children’s is recognized as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia for children by U.S. News & World Report, with nine specialties rated among the top in America. For more information, resources, and to follow on social media, please visit uvahealth.com.
