

Evidence-Based Care
American Heart Association – Get With The Guidelines®



In 2024, Mary Lanning Healthcare received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Award, Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award, and Target:Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Elite Award. These awards recognize the organization’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.
Facts about a Joint Commission-approved Primary Stroke Center:
- Primary Stroke Centers reduce mortality and improve patient outcomes because of their efficient stroke care.
- Mary Lanning Healthcare utilizes an interdisciplinary team approach to stroke diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. Studies have shown that highly-skilled stroke teams may reduce patient mortality by up to 24%.
- According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, timely administration of IV-Activase for acute ischemic stroke improves patient outcomes.
- The average length of stay (hospitalization) for acute stroke patients continues to remain below the national average
- We have partnered with regional Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to ensure effective communication and transfer of patients from smaller communities in our area who may benefit from emergent stroke treatment
- Those patients treated at Mary Lanning Healthcare with IV-Activase are routinely discharged to home and have little-to-no disability 3 months after their stroke