10/23/2025
NEWS RELEASE – ARH hospitals receive American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines awards
Twelve ARH hospitals have been honored with American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines awards for their commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke, resulting in shorter recovery times, fewer readmissions and more lives saved.
Five ARH hospitals – ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Whitesburg ARH Hospital, Harlan ARH Hospital, Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center and Barbourville ARH Hospital – received the American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines Rural Stroke Gold award.
The Rural Stroke Silver designation was awarded to Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital, Paintsville ARH Hospital, Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center and Middlesboro ARH Hospital.
McDowell ARH Hospital, Morgan County ARH Hospital and Summers County ARH Hospital received the Rural Stroke Bronze award.
Additionally, Barbourville received the Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll elite; Harlan received the Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll; and Hazard received the Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
ARH Neurology Service Line Coordinator Rachel Jenkins said the awards demonstrate the systems’ commitment to ensuring every patient has the best chance for recovery with an improved quality of life.
“We are honored to receive these recognitions,” she said. “This achievement reflects the outstanding leadership of each of our stroke coordinators and the dedication of our entire clinical team, who work and strive to deliver timely, evidence-based stroke care.”
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