INDIANA — The American Heart Association is recognizing 53 hospitals across the state for their commitment to improving care for patients with heart disease and stroke through Get With The Guidelines® quality improvement programs.
Nationwide, more than 3,000 hospitals take part in these efforts, helping ensure patients receive care aligned with the most up‑to‑date, research‑based treatment guidelines.
Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 4 causes of death in the United States, respectively, according to the 2026 American Heart Association 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics report. These conditions require swift, proven treatment to achieve the best outcomes. Through Get With The Guidelines, hospitals use real‑time data, clinical best practices and performance feedback to improve adherence to evidence‑based care for conditions such as stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease.
“Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke or heart attack,” said Terri Ruff, chair of the American Heart Association’s Indianapolis board of directors. “High-quality care should be accessible to all, and sites awarded through the Get With The Guidelines program help work toward our shared vision of health and hope for everyone, everywhere.”
Participation in Get With The Guidelines has been associated with better patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality, and the program has also been shown to reduce disparities in care for several populations. Since its launch more than two decades ago, millions of patient records have contributed to registries that help drive research and real‑world improvements in cardiovascular care.
In Indiana, these hospitals were recognized this year:
- Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (Anderson)
- Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
- Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Hospital (Evansville)
- Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana (Indianapolis)
- Baptist Health Floyd (New Albany)
- Clark Memorial Hospital (Jeffersonville)
- Columbus Regional Hospital (Columbus)
- Community Heart and Vascular (Indianapolis)
- Community Hospital, Community Healthcare System (Munster)
- Community Hospital of Anderson (Anderson)
- Community Hospital East (Indianapolis)
- Community Hospital North (Indianapolis)
- Community Hospital South (Indianapolis)
- Community Howard Regional Hospital (Kokomo)
- Deaconess Gateway Hospital (Newburgh)
- Deaconess Gibson Hospital (Princeton)
- Deaconess Hospital (Evansville)
- Deaconess Illinois Medical Center (Jasper)
- Elkhart General Hospital (Elkhart)
- Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis)
- Franciscan Health Crown Point (Crown Point)
- Franciscan Health Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
- Franciscan Health Lafayette East (Lafayette)
- Franciscan Health Michigan City (Michigan City)
- Good Samaritan Hospital (Vincennes)
- Indiana University Health Arnett (Lafayette)
- Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital (Muncie)
- Indiana University Health Bedford Hospital (Bedford)
- Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital (Bloomington)
- Indiana University Health Fishers Hospital (Fishers)
- Indiana University Health Frankfort Hospital (Frankfort)
- Indiana University Health Jay Hospital (Portland)
- Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis)
- Indiana University Health Morgan Hospital (Martinsville)
- Indiana University Health North Hospital (Carmel)
- Indiana University Health Paoli (Paoli)
- Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital (Tipton)
- Indiana University Health West Hospital (Avon)
- Indiana University Health White Hospital (Monticello)
- Lutheran Hospital (Fort Wayne)
- Memorial Hospital & Health Care (Jasper)
- Memorial Hospital South Bend (South Bend)
- Methodist Hospitals (Gary)
- Parkview Kosciusko Hospital (Warsaw)
- Parkview Randallia Hospital (Fort Wayne)
- Parkview Regional Medical Center (Fort Wayne)
- Parkview Whitley Hospital (Columbia City)
- Reid Health Connersville (Connersville)
- Reid Health (Richmond)
- Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health (Indianapolis)
- St. Catherine Hospital (East Chicago)
- St. Mary Medical Center (Hobart)
- Union Hospital (Terre Haute)
Learn more at heart.org/getwiththeguidelines.
