News Release

INDIANAPOLIS — Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital was among 43 hospitals in Indiana among the more than 3,000 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines and other programs to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke.

LKH received the Rural Silver and Silver Plus Stroke Award and made the Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor roll.

Additionally Parkview Heart Institute, Fort Wayne, received a silver Heart Failure Award, and was on the Target Type 2 Diabetest Honor Roll; Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, received a gold Afib Award, named on the Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, a gold plus Stroke Award and on the Target Stroke Eilte Plus Honor Roll; and Parkview Whitey Hospital, Columbia City, received the Rural Silver Stroke Award.

Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively. These health crises require swift and proven treatment to ensure the best outcomes for patients. The American Heart Association, celebrating 100 years of work to advance health and hope for everyone, everywhere, sets the standards for high-quality, science-based care and access that all patients deserve.

“Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke or heart attack,” said Dr. William Gill, president 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.”

Each year, the American Heart Association recognizes hospitals across the country for consistently following up-to-date, research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to lifesaving care.