Elliot Hospital Earns National Recognition from American Heart Association for Commitment to Improving Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

Elliot Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Resuscitation Gold Award for Resuscitation Quality for its commitment to treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, ultimately helping to improve survival rates.  

“This award recognizes the expertise and skills that our team members demonstrate in treating patients who experience cardiac arrest. It also reflects our unwavering commitment to providing the highest quality of care and our dedication to improving patient outcomes. Our team’s hard work and continuous pursuit of excellence ensures that we are delivering the best possible care to our patients every day,” said Hannah Sharp, patient safety officer at Elliot Hospital. 

Each year across the United States, 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 resuscitation.  

The Get with the Guidelines - Resuscitation program was developed to help save the lives of patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrests by consistently following the most up-to-date research-based treatment guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association. Guidelines include following protocols for patient safety, medical emergency team response, effective and timely resuscitation (CPR), and post-resuscitation care.  

Elliot Hospital earned this award in recognition of its efforts to deliver high-quality care during emergency response events in the hospital. The team, led by Shirley Jackson, clinical nurse specialist and Joanne Lynch, RN recorded and analyzed clinical data, which was used to develop processes that improved patient outcomes and provided staff education.