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Providence St. Peter, Centralia nationally recognized for commitment to high-quality cardiovascular care

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The American Heart and Stroke associations present Get With The Guidelines® awards for proven dedication to best practices and life-saving care.

SOUTH PUGET SOUND — Providence St. Peter and Centralia hospitals received multiple Get With The Guidelines® 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.

This year, awards included:

Providence St. Peter earned:

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Pediatric Target Survival

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Commitment to Quality

Providence Centralia earned:

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Rural Gold

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Adult Bronze

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Adult Target Survival

  • Get With The Guidelines®-Commitment to Quality

“I couldn’t be prouder of our Cardiovascular program. The whole team owns these accomplishments,” said Dr. John Waggoner, medical director of cardiovascular care for Providence South Puget Sound. “We have only begun in our commitment to improving the quality of care for the cardiovascular patients in our community. Expect to see more great things from this phenomenal program and our caregivers.”

Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 4 causes of death in the United States, respectively, according to the American Heart-Association’s-2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Report. Studies show patients can experience better outcomes when care teams consistently follow evidence-based treatment guidelines.

Get With The Guidelines® puts 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 Get With The Guidelines programs, Providence qualified for the awards by demonstrating how their organization has committed to improving quality care.

“These awards reflect Providence St. Peter and Centralia hospitals’ commitment to caring for people in their community who need cardiovascular care,” said Karen E. Joynt Maddox, M.D., MPH, chair of the American Heart Association Quality Oversight Committee. “By following the American Heart Association’s quality improvement protocols, these hospitals can help advance our shared vision of better patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates — a win for patients, families and health care systems.”

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 18 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.