Deborah Heart and Lung Center is Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Heart Failure Care

The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines^® - Heart FailureGold Plus award for proven dedicationto ensuring all heart failure patients have access to best practices and life-saving care

Browns Mills, NJ - Deborah Heart and Lung Center received the American Heart Association'sGet With The Guidelines^® - Heart FailureGold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, meaning reduced readmissions and more healthy days at home.

About 6 million U.S. adults are living with heart failure (HF), a number that is expected to increase to more than 8 million by 2030. Despite the name, HF doesn't mean that the heart has stopped working - it means the heart is having a hard time pumping blood and oxygen throughout the body. While there's no cure for HF, patients can live a quality life by working with their health care team to create and stick with a plan that may include medication, symptom monitoring and lifestyle changes.

The Get With The Guidelines - Heart Failure quality achievement award is earned by hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association.Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research - and evidence-based guidelines.The program aims to increase healthy days at home and reduce hospital readmissions for heart failure patients.

"Deborah Heart and Lung Center is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines," said Aaron Kugelmass, MD, executive vice-president and chief medical officer of Deborah. "Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis, which studies show can help patients recover better. The end goal is to ensure more people can experience longer, healthier lives."

Each year, program participants qualify for the award recognition by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for HF patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With The Guidelines participants also provide education to patients to help them manage their HF at home.

"We are pleased to recognize the leaders and teams at Deborah Heart and Lung Center for a strong commitment to caring for people with heart failure," said Sabra Lewsey, M.D., MPH, chair of the American Heart Association Heart Failure System of Care Advisory Group and assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "Hospitals that participate in Get With The Guidelines - Heart Failure often see better patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates - a win for families, communities and health care systems."

Deborah Heart and Lung Center is also recognized on the American Heart Association's Target: Heart Failure^SM Honor Roll. Hospitals on the Honor Roll meet specific criteria that improve medication adherence, provide early follow-up care and coordination, and enhance patient education. The goal is to further reduce hospital readmissions and help patients improve their quality of life in managing this chronic condition.

About Deborah Heart and Lung Center

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey is a teaching hospital in the prevention, diagnosis, research and treatment of heart, lung and vascular diseases. Founded in 1922, Deborah has treated more than 2.3 million hearts from every corner of the United States and 87 countries. From performing the first adult and pediatric open-heart surgeries in New Jersey, to one of the highest-volume left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant programs in the nation, Deborah is consistently recognized as a leader overall and in patient care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

It is ranked among the top hospitals in New Jersey for patient satisfaction; holds a top-tier Society of Thoracic Surgeons rating, which places Deborah among the best cardiac surgery programs in North America; and is rated High Performing in five specialties, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure, COPD and TAVR by U.S. News & World Report. Deborah is an Alliance member of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. To learn more about Deborah, visit https://demanddeborah.org/.

About Get With The Guidelines

Get With The Guidelines^® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than 14 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.

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