Jefferson Health Hospitals Earn Get With The Guidelines® Awards from the American Heart Association

PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2026 – Nineteen Jefferson Health hospitals earned Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. This award recognizes hospitals for their commitment to delivering evidence-based stroke and cardiovascular care.

The Get With The Guidelines® program helps hospitals improve patient outcomes by following the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines. Hospitals qualify for awards by demonstrating a sustained commitment to quality improvement and delivering care that aligns with nationally recognized standards.

“Improving outcomes for patients with stroke and cardiovascular disease requires a relentless focus on quality, innovation and evidence-based care,” says Baligh R. Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, FACP, President, Jefferson Health and Executive Vice President, Jefferson. “Across Jefferson Health, our clinicians and care teams are continually advancing the care we provide to help patients receive timely treatment, achieve better outcomes and live healthier lives.”

The following Jefferson Health hospitals received Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards in 2026:

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll

• Jefferson Abington Hospital: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, Advanced Therapy and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Jefferson Bucks Hospital, Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and Jefferson Frankford Hospital (shared award): Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Jefferson Lansdale Hospital: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Jefferson Methodist Hospital: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Jefferson Stratford Hospital: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Jefferson Washington Township Hospital – Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite, Advanced Therapy and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• LVH–Carbon: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• LVH–Hazleton: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• LVH–Hecktown Oaks: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• LVH–Muhlenberg: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

• LVH–Pocono: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll and Rural Silver

• LVH–Schuylkill: Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll and Rural Silver

“Every minute matters when treating a stroke,” says Robert H. Rosenwasser, MD, DSc, MBA, FACS, FAHA, Jewell L. Osterholm, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, and President and CEO of the Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience. “These awards reflect the expertise, coordination and urgency our teams bring to stroke care every day, helping more patients receive timely treatment and achieve better outcomes.”

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals/Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Jefferson Abington Hospital, Jefferson Washington Township Hospital and LVH–Cedar Crest are designated Comprehensive Stroke Centers.

Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital and Jefferson Torresdale Hospital are designated Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Centers.

Primary Stroke Centers include Jefferson Methodist Hospital, Jefferson Bucks Hospital, Jefferson Lansdale Hospital, Jefferson Stratford Hospital, Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, LVH–Muhlenberg, LVH–Pocono, LVH–Hazleton, LVH–Schuylkill, LVH–Hecktown Oaks and LVH–Carbon.

About Jefferson

Jefferson is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. More than 65,000 people strong, Jefferson is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, the College of Business, the College of Fashion & Textiles, and the College of Architecture, Design & Engineering, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 11 colleges and one school offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,700 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit healthcare systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 33 hospital campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans, through Health Partners Plans Inc., is a not-for-profit managed healthcare organization offering a broad range of health coverage options to more than 370,000 members for more than 40 years.

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