(Charleston, SC) — 42 hospitals in South Carolina are 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.
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 Michele Bolles, American Heart Association executive vice president of quality, outcomes research and analytics. “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. In South Carolina, 42 hospitals were recognized this year:
- Aiken
- Aiken Regional Medical Center
- Anderson
- AnMed
- Beaufort
- Beaufort Memorial Hospital
- Charleston
- Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
- MUSC Health
- Ralph V. Johnson VA Medical Center
- Roper Hospital
- Clinton
- Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital
- Columbia
- Prisma Health Baptist Regional
- Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital
- Conway
- Conway Medical Center
- Easley
- Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital
- Florence
- McLeod Regional Medical Center
- Gaffney
- Cherokee Medical Center
- Georgetown
- Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
- Greenville
- Bon Secours St. Francis – Downtown
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
- Greenwood
- Self Regional Healthcare
- Greer
- Pelham Medical Center
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital
- Hardeeville
- Coastal Carolina Hospital
- Hartsville
- Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
- Hilton Head
- Hilton Head Hospital
- Lancaster
- MUSC Health – Lancaster Medical Center
- Little River
- McLeod Health Seacoast
- Loris
- McLeod Health Loris
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant Hospital
- Murrells Inlet
- Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
- North Charleston
- Trident Medical Center
- Orangeburg
- MUSC – Orangeburg
- Rock Hill
- Piedmont Medical Center
- Seneca
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
- Simpsonville
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital
- Spartanburg
- Spartanburg Medical Center – Mary Black Campus
- Spartanburg Regional Medical Center – Church Street Campus
- Summerville
- Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital
- Summerville Medical Center
- Sumter
- Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital
- Union
- Union Medical Center
- Varnville
- Hampton Regional Medical Center
- West Columbia
- Lexington Medical Center
Learn more at heart.org/getwiththeguidelines.
