AtlantiCare is Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Cardiovascular Care

POMONA, NJ, August 13, 2024 - AtlantiCare, the award-winning healthcare organization and largest in southeastern New Jersey, has received the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® and Mission: Lifeline® achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke or heart attack, and heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively. Studies show patients can recover better when providers consistently follow treatment guidelines.

Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline put the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest evidence- and research-based guidelines. As a participant in Mission: Lifeline and Get With The Guidelines programs, AtlantiCare qualified for the awards by demonstrating how the organization has committed to improving quality care.

“AtlantiCare is committed to improving care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines and streamlining processes to ensure timely and proper care for heart attacks and strokes,” said Sanjay Shetty, MD, and Interim Chief Medical Officer for AtlantiCare. “The Mission: Lifeline and Get With The Guidelines programs make it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis, which helps us ensure more people in the greater South Jersey region experience longer, healthier lives.”

This year, AtlantiCare received these achievement awards:

• Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Gold Plus award with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• ARMC Mainland Campus, Pomona, NJ, home of AtlantiCare’s Heart and Lung Institute
• Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold award with Target: Heart Attack Honor Roll
• ARMC Emergency Medical Services

“These awards show AtlantiCare’s commitment to caring for those in their community who need cardiovascular care,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of the American Heart Association Quality Oversight Committee and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern Medicine.

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About AtlantiCare

AtlantiCare is an award-winning integrated healthcare system based in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, whose team of more than 6,500 serves the community in over 100 locations in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, and Ocean counties of southern New Jersey. Committed to an innovative approach to providing the best care in the industry, AtlantiCare has a vision of building healthy communities that drives its mission of making a difference in health and healing, one person at a time. Learn more at atlanticare.org or call 1-888-569-1000.

About VISION 2030

VISION 2030 is AtlantiCare’s comprehensive six-year strategic plan designed to transform how healthcare is defined, measured, and delivered locally and beyond. This ambitious plan includes significant investments to improve the health and wellness of the community with plans focused on four key pillars: Serving Community, Workplace Excellence, Accelerating Transformation, and Growing Market Share. Through partnerships and affiliations with leading organizations such as Oracle Health, Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute, Global Neurosciences Institute, and Drexel University College of Medicine, VISION 2030 aims to address social determinants of health, expand medical education, and implement advanced technologies to improve patient outcomes and streamline operations.

About Mission: Lifeline

The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline program helps hospitals and emergency medical services develop systems of care that follow proven standards and procedures for STEMI patients. The program works by mobilizing teams across the continuum of care to implement American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation clinical treatment guidelines. For more information, visit heart.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 12 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.