{"id":475331,"date":"2026-09-25T13:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475331\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:24:09","slug":"memorialcares-long-beach-medical-center-earn-american-heart-association-get-with-the-guidelines-gold-plus-awards-brand-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/475331\/","title":{"rendered":"MemorialCare’s Long Beach Medical Center earn American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines\u00ae Gold Plus Awards \u2022 Brand stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

National recognitions highlight excellence in evidence-based stroke and cardiovascular care, improving outcomes and supporting recovery for patients across Southern California.<\/p>\n

MemorialCare\u2019s Long Beach Medical Center<\/a> received the American Heart Association<\/a>\u2018s Get With The Guidelines\u00ae \u2013 Stroke<\/a> Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to delivering stroke treatment aligned with nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, helping save lives and reduce disability. Long Beach Medical Center was also honored with the Get With The Guidelines\u00ae \u2013 Heart Failure<\/a> Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to improving outcomes for heart failure patients, resulting in fewer readmissions and more healthy days at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cMemorialCare is committed to delivering the highest quality care based on the latest clinical evidence and best practices,\u201d said Eugene Kim, M.D.<\/a>, chief medical officer, MemorialCare. \u201cThese recognitions from the American Heart Association affirm that our patients and communities can count on nationally recognized stroke care available close to home. At Long Beach Medical Center, patients have access to advanced, evidence-based treatment and the expertise needed to achieve the best possible outcomes when every moment matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, Long Beach Medical Center received the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus<\/a>, Advanced Therapy, Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll<\/a>, and Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll Optimal<\/a>. Together, these designations reflect Long Beach Medical Center\u2019s commitment to delivering care aligned with the latest evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of heart failure and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times, and fewer readmissions to the hospital.<\/p>\n

Stroke remains a leading cause of serious long-term disability and one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are critical to improving survival, minimizing disability, and helping patients recover more quickly. The American Heart Association\u2019s Get With The Guidelines\u00ae program is a hospital-based quality improvement initiative that helps ensure patients receive care aligned with the latest evidence-based clinical guidelines. Hospitals that earn these recognitions demonstrate a sustained commitment to quality improvement, patient safety, and improved clinical outcomes across stroke and heart failure care.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are proud to recognize MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center for their commitment to caring for people experiencing stroke,\u201d said Steven Messe, M.D., volunteer chair of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group. \u201cParticipation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, including greater likelihood of being discharged home, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates \u2014 a meaningful benefit for health care systems, families and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long Beach Medical Center also meets the rigorous standards required to be designated as a Comprehensive Stroke Center<\/a>, featuring a comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department.<\/p>\n

Each year, program participants qualify for these awards by demonstrating their commitment to providing high-quality care for stroke patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With TheGuidelines participants also educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National recognitions highlight excellence in evidence-based stroke and cardiovascular care, improving outcomes and supporting recovery for patients across…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":475332,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132,2224],"class_list":["post-475331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-memorialcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}