MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center recognized for providing high-quality stroke care
July 23, 2023Dubuque, Iowa; July 24, 2023 – MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center was recently awarded the Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Award for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.
This will be the ninth consecutive year MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center has received the Stroke Gold Plus Award. You can learn more about the designation here.
“We are very proud to be awarded this designation by the American Heart Association. Our physicians and colleagues are constantly raising the bar on our high standards in service to our great community,” said Kay Takes, President, MercyOne Eastern Iowa. “Our team works closely together with our patients and their families to make sure they receive excellent stroke care. Our focus is to deliver the best experience, so patients regain mobility and return to living their best life.”
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Honor Roll award. This designation aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke.
Get With The Guidelines helps ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines - Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death.
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center is the region's recognized leader for heart care and the only Dubuque medical center with a comprehensive heart program that includes open heart surgery. Nowhere in the region is there a more experienced, more advanced, more comprehensive cardiovascular center than at MercyOne. Visit MercyOne.org to find a cardiologist in Dubuque.
