Northside Hospital’s commitment to evidence-based, high-quality care has earned national recognition from the American Heart Association.
All five Northside hospitals received multiple 2025 Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for success in treating heart disease, stroke and other serious conditions using proven, research-based protocols. In addition to specialty awards in stroke and cardiovascular care, each hospital also earned the new Commitment to Quality Award, which honors organizations achieving high performance across three or more Get With The Guidelines programs.
“Receiving the AHA Get With The Guidelines award is a reflection of our team’s commitment to providing the highest quality heart care,” said Erin Phillips, director of Northside Hospital Heart Institute. “For our patients, it means evidence-based treatment that leads to better outcomes.”
Individual hospital awards
Northside Hospital Atlanta
- Commitment to Quality Award
- Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Gold Plus
Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll
Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation Bronze
Target: CPR
Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) - Get With The Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease (STEMI and NSTEMI)
- Mission: Lifeline Regional Recognition
Northside Hospital Cherokee
- Commitment to Quality Award
- Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus - Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Gold Plus
Target: Heart Failure Optimal Care - Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation Gold
Target: CPR - Get With The Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease (STEMI and NSTEMI)
- Mission: Lifeline Regional Recognition
Northside Hospital Duluth
- Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation Bronze
Northside Hospital Forsyth
- Commitment to Quality Award
- Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus - Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Gold Plus
Target: Heart Failure Optimal Care - Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation Gold
Target: CPR - Get With The Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease (STEMI and NSTEMI)
- Mission: Lifeline Regional Recognition
Northside Hospital Gwinnett
- Commitment to Quality Award
- Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus
Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus - Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Gold Plus
Target: Heart Failure Optimal Care - Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation Gold
Target: CPR - Get With The Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease (STEMI and NSTEMI)
- Mission: Lifeline Regional Recognition
About Get With The Guidelines
Get With The Guidelines is the American Heart Association’s hospital-based quality improvement initiative, helping hospitals nationwide align treatment with the latest research and evidence-based practices. Participating hospitals benefit from decision-support tools, performance benchmarks and real-time data to guide clinical care.
“Northside’s achievement shows the impact of a systemwide commitment to quality,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, past volunteer president of the American Heart Association and current volunteer chair of the association’s Quality Oversight Committee. “By implementing the AHA’s quality improvement protocols, these hospitals are helping ensure better outcomes for patients and communities.”
Learn more about Northside Hospital Heart Institute.
