Covenant recognized nationally by American Heart Association

Covenant Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award.

The award recognizes CMC for its commitment in 2022 to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. CMC, the only comprehensive stroke center in the region, has met AHA stroke quality metrics for the past three years.

“The Gold Plus Award and the Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll awarded to Covenant Medical Center by the American Heart Association reflect the quality of stroke care that we are able to provide patients at our facility,” said Dr. Katie Hendley, Covenant Medical Group neurologist.

“These designations also represent excellent teamwork across our service lines, ongoing commitment to keeping our processes current and in line with the most up-todate stroke care and a true compassionate approach to every patient we have the privilege of caring for.”

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. and the number one cause of disability. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain