Portsmouth Regional Hospital receives American Heart Association Resuscitation Award
Portsmouth Regional Hospital (PRH) has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Resuscitation Bronze quality achievement award for following best practices when treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, ultimately helping to improve survival rates. This is PRH’s first Get With The Guidelines® - Resuscitation recognition.
Each year, more than 300,000 adults and children experience an in-hospital cardiac arrest. Survival from cardiac arrest largely depends on timely medical emergency team response and effective CPR.
“Portsmouth Regional Hospital is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest resuscitation guidelines,” said Brian Sanders, MD, Seacoast Chief Medical Officer at HCA New England Healthcare. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and recommendations to work on a daily basis, which studies show can help more patients who have cardiac arrest survive. Our ultimate goal is to help more people on the Seacoast experience longer, healthier lives. Our team consistently goes above and beyond to provide high-quality care for our patients, and this recognition further demonstrates that commitment.”
The Get With The Guidelines® - Resuscitation program was developed to help save lives of patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrests by consistently following the most up-to-date research-based guidelines for treatment as outlined by the American Heart Association. Recommendations include following protocols for patient safety, medical emergency team response, effective and timely resuscitation (CPR) and post-resuscitation care. The program puts the expertise of the American Heart Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure the care provided to patients is aligned with the latest evidence- and research-based recommendations.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital received the award for meeting specific measures in treating adult patients who experience cardiac arrest in the hospital.
“We are pleased to recognize Portsmouth Regional Hospital for its commitment in following these guidelines,” said Tia Raymond, MD, national chairperson of the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Systems of Care Advisory Group and a pediatric cardiac intensivist at Medical City Children’s Hospital, in Dallas. “Hospitals that participate in Get With The Guidelines often see improved patient outcomes and improved survival rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities.”