A stroke often comes with no warning, and accessing quick, emergency medical care can improve a patient’s outcome and recovery. Providing quality treatment can also reduce mortality rates and limit disability because of stroke.
Every year, the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® initiative recognizes hospitals across the United States for their efforts to improve stroke care and patient outcomes. Facilities who receive this recognition have met these high standards and ensure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Several hospitals in the Carle Health system are again receiving acknowledgment from the national standard.
“Get With The Guidelines recognition means that our patients are receiving high-quality care and that we adhere to the strict standards set by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association,” Lindsay Kuhns, BSN, PHRN, SCRN, Stroke Program Coordinator, Carle Foundation Hospital, said. “It highlights the team’s dedication and commitment to providing our patients with excellent stroke care when they need it most.”
In 2025, Carle Foundation Hospital received the AHA/ASA Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
Carle Health Methodist Hospital achieved the Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Achievement Award. Carle Health Proctor Hospital achieved the Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Bronze Achievement Award.
“We’re extremely proud of these awards and the work of our team to achieve these designations,” Cheri Smith, RN, quality nurse specialist, Carle Health Greater Peoria, said. “We understand that to provide our patients with the best possible clinical outcomes, we must provide outstanding stroke care. That’s why we strive to continuously improve service and follow the strict quality measures set by the Get With The Guidelines initiative.”
Carle BroMenn Medical Center received the Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll designation. Carle Eureka Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines®- Rural Stroke Gold designation.
“Because conditions like stroke often come without warning, early intervention allows for treatment to be more effective,” said Melissa Reidy, MSN, RN, SCRN, manager of nursing operations and stroke program coordinator at Carle BroMenn Medical Center. “This recognition from the AHA tells our patients that when they come to BroMenn, Eureka, or the Carle Health system for stroke intervention, they’re receiving the high-quality, evidence-based, life-saving care they need.”
Carle Health stroke programs aim for early intervention for patients to optimize care and recovery. With leading-edge technologies and techniques, patients have access to advanced interventional procedures such as Pipeline® embolization, clot removal, aneurysm coiling and clipping, and cerebral vessel stenting to help minimize the effects of stroke.
These facilities also work to provide patients with the care they need during and after a stroke. Carle Foundation Hospital is the only certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in a Level I Trauma Center in east central Illinois with neurosurgeons and neurointerventional specialists available to provide quick treatment 24 hours a day. Carle BroMenn Medical Center and Carle Health Methodist Hospital are both Primary Stroke Centers which also offer an inpatient rehabilitation unit for stroke recovery.
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, Carle Eureka Hospital, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital are all recognized as Acute Stroke Ready Hospitals. The Acute Stroke Ready designation means that these facilities are ready to begin stroke care to increase a patient’s clinical outcomes before they transfer to a higher level of care.
Carle Health also connects with members of the community to emphasize the importance of identifying and responding quickly to stroke cases. By educating the public with tools like the BE FAST acronym to understand when a stroke is occurring, the community can react faster, leading to better patient outcomes with a call to 911 and emergency medical intervention.
“Stroke can impact anyone, and early diagnosis and treatment of stroke can optimize a patient’s recovery,” Amrendra Miranpuri, MD, program lead, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, said. “This achievement reflects the effort of the health system’s stroke programs to provide the best possible outcomes for patients as we continuously improve care and meet the high standard our patients deserve.”
For more information about stroke programs and care at Carle Health, visit Carle.org.
Every year, the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® initiative recognizes hospitals across the United States for their efforts to improve stroke care and patient outcomes. Facilities who receive this recognition have met these high standards and ensure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Several hospitals in the Carle Health system are again receiving acknowledgment from the national standard.
“Get With The Guidelines recognition means that our patients are receiving high-quality care and that we adhere to the strict standards set by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association,” Lindsay Kuhns, BSN, PHRN, SCRN, Stroke Program Coordinator, Carle Foundation Hospital, said. “It highlights the team’s dedication and commitment to providing our patients with excellent stroke care when they need it most.”In 2025, Carle Foundation Hospital received the AHA/ASA Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
Carle Health Methodist Hospital achieved the Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Achievement Award. Carle Health Proctor Hospital achieved the Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Bronze Achievement Award.“We’re extremely proud of these awards and the work of our team to achieve these designations,” Cheri Smith, RN, quality nurse specialist, Carle Health Greater Peoria, said. “We understand that to provide our patients with the best possible clinical outcomes, we must provide outstanding stroke care. That’s why we strive to continuously improve service and follow the strict quality measures set by the Get With The Guidelines initiative.”
Carle BroMenn Medical Center received the Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll designation. Carle Eureka Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines®- Rural Stroke Gold designation.“Because conditions like stroke often come without warning, early intervention allows for treatment to be more effective,” said Melissa Reidy, MSN, RN, SCRN, manager of nursing operations and stroke program coordinator at Carle BroMenn Medical Center. “This recognition from the AHA tells our patients that when they come to BroMenn, Eureka, or the Carle Health system for stroke intervention, they’re receiving the high-quality, evidence-based, life-saving care they need.”
Carle Health stroke programs aim for early intervention for patients to optimize care and recovery. With leading-edge technologies and techniques, patients have access to advanced interventional procedures such as Pipeline® embolization, clot removal, aneurysm coiling and clipping, and cerebral vessel stenting to help minimize the effects of stroke.These facilities also work to provide patients with the care they need during and after a stroke. Carle Foundation Hospital is the only certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in a Level I Trauma Center in east central Illinois with neurosurgeons and neurointerventional specialists available to provide quick treatment 24 hours a day. Carle BroMenn Medical Center and Carle Health Methodist Hospital are both Primary Stroke Centers which also offer an inpatient rehabilitation unit for stroke recovery.
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, Carle Eureka Hospital, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital are all recognized as Acute Stroke Ready Hospitals. The Acute Stroke Ready designation means that these facilities are ready to begin stroke care to increase a patient’s clinical outcomes before they transfer to a higher level of care.
Carle Health also connects with members of the community to emphasize the importance of identifying and responding quickly to stroke cases. By educating the public with tools like the BE FAST acronym to understand when a stroke is occurring, the community can react faster, leading to better patient outcomes with a call to 911 and emergency medical intervention.
“Stroke can impact anyone, and early diagnosis and treatment of stroke can optimize a patient’s recovery,” Amrendra Miranpuri, MD, program lead, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, said. “This achievement reflects the effort of the health system’s stroke programs to provide the best possible outcomes for patients as we continuously improve care and meet the high standard our patients deserve.”
For more information about stroke programs and care at Carle Health, visit Carle.org.
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