IU Health Morgan is nationally recognized for its commitment to improving cardiac arrest survival rates

IU Health Morgan has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines^® - Resuscitation Silver quality achievement award for its commitment to treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, ultimately helping to improve survival rates.

Each year, about 300,000 adults and children experience an in-hospital cardiac arrest in the United States.^[1] Survival from cardiac arrest largely depends on timely medical emergency team response and effective CPR.

The Get With The Guidelines - Resuscitation program was developed to help save lives of patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrests by consistently following the most up-to-date research-based guidelines for treatment as outlined by the American Heart Association. Guidelines include following protocols for patient safety, medical emergency team response, effective and timely resuscitation (CPR) and post-resuscitation care. Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure the care provided to patients is aligned with the latest evidence- and research-based guidelines.

“IU Health Morgan is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest resuscitation guidelines,” said Larry Bailey, IU Health Morgan Chief Operating Officer. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis, which studies show can help more patients who have cardiac arrest survive. The end goal is to ensure local residents can experience longer, healthier lives.”

IU Health Morgan received the award for meeting specific measures in treating adult patients who experience cardiac arrest in the hospital.

“We are pleased to recognize IU Health Morgan for its commitment in following these guidelines,” said Paul Chan, M.D., MSc, volunteer chair of the American Heart Association Resuscitation System of Care Advisory Group. “Hospitals that participate in Get With The Guidelines often see improved patient outcomes and improved survival rates — a win for health care systems, families and communities.”

IU Health Morgan is also recognized with the American Heart Association’s Target: Survival award. The program was developed to emphasize the number of lives saved by following the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines for treatment as outlined by the American Heart Association. The program examines patients’ survival rates following in-hospital cardiac arrest, adjusting for multiple predictors of survival, such as cardiac arrest rhythm, location within the hospital of the cardiac arrest and illness severity. Awarded sites have survival rates that place them in the top 40% of all hospitals nationwide participating in the Get With The Guidelines - Resuscitation registry.

¹ Nallamothu B, Greif R, Anderson T, Atiq H, et al. Ten Steps Toward Improving In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Quality of Care and Outcomes. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. November 10, 2023;16(11): e010491. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOU....