EDINBURG, TX— Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR) is preparing to launch the Get with The Guidelines stoke program.  Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) is the premier hospital-based quality improvement program for the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association. It empowers healthcare provider teams to consistently treat heart and stroke patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines.

Each year more than 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke and another 200,000 to 500,000 present with a transient ischemic attack (TIA), often called a “warning stroke.”  Hospitals that participated in The Get with the Guidelines–Stroke, made the biggest impact on stroke death rates among these most common stroke types – ischemic stroke and TIA – reducing the risk-adjusted odds of in-hospital mortality rate after ischemic stroke by 10 percent. This shows what is of primary importance to those who rely on the nation’s top hospitals for optimal stroke care: the implementation of Get with the Guidelines–Stroke program which has resulted in substantial improvement in care at a rapid pace in a variety of hospital types.

“Doctors Hospital at Renaissance remains committed to providing our community with the best in cardiovascular care, states Marissa Castañeda, DHR Chief Operating Officer. Marissa continues, we understand that the Get with the Guideline- stroke program provides us with the best knowledge to give our patients the best treatment, and help save their lives”.

Doctors Hospital at Renaissance continues to be the premier healthcare provider in South Texas. For more information, please call Doctors Hospital at Renaissance at (956) 362-7555 or visit our website at www.dhr-rgv.com. 

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