Houston Northwest Medical Center is the proud recipient of the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease Gold Achievement Award. This award recognizes Houston Northwest Medical Center’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of cardiac care.

the Guidelines program. “We are pleased that the collaboration between the medical staff, nursing and ancillary services is recognized for their dedication and achievements in cardiac care.”

Under the Get With The Guidelines program, Houston Northwest Medical Center is able to implement aggressive risk reduction therapies before they are discharged. “Hospitals like Houston Northwest Medical Center that receive the Get With The Guidelines - CAD Gold Achievement Award have demonstrated for 24 consecutive months that at least 85 percent of its eligible coronary patients (without contraindications) are discharged following the American Heart Association’s recommended treatment guidelines,” says Terry Kirk, RN, chief nursing officer at Houston Northwest Medical Center.

“Houston Northwest Medical Center is dedicated to making our cardiac unit among the best in the country, and the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program is helping us accomplish that by making it easier for our professionals to improve the long-term outcomes of our cardiac patients,” said Pam Egan, RN, director of the Ed Roberson Heart Center at Houston Northwest Medical Center.