Six Orlando Health hospitals earn recognition from American Heart Association for providing life-saving stroke care

Orlando, FL (July 28, 2025) – Six Orlando Health hospitals have earned recognition from the American Heart Association for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients quickly receive proper treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.

Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando Health South Lake Hospital, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital and Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital were awarded the Get with the Guidelines^®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Bronze Achievement Award.

“Orlando Health 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 Suzanne Worthington, senior vice president and chief quality officer, Orlando Health. “The Get With The Guidelines program makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work every day, which helps us ensure more people in our community have longer and healthier lives.”

The hospitals earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period.

These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of improving patient outcomes.

A stroke occurs when there is a loss of blood flow to part of the brain from a blood vessel that is either blocked by a clot or has ruptured.

In addition to following treatment guidelines, the stroke care teams at Orlando Health also educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home, plus connect them to resources for follow-up care.

You can find more information on stroke care at Orlando Health by clicking here.

About Orlando Health

Orlando Health is a private not-for-profit, integrated academic healthcare system with $12 billion of assets under management, that serves the southeastern United States – including Florida and Alabama – and Puerto Rico. With corporate offices in Orlando, Florida the system provides a complete continuum of care across a network of medical centers and institutes, community and specialty hospitals, physician practices, urgent care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, home healthcare, and long-term and behavioral health care services. Founded more than 100 years ago, Orlando Health’s mission is to improve the health and the quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve. The system provided nearly $1.7 billion in community impact in the form of community benefit programs and services, Medicare shortfalls, bad debt, community-building activities and capital investments in FY 23, the most recent period for which the information is available. For more information, visit orlandohealth.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter.)