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(Iowa) -- The American Heart Association is recognizing 43 Iowa hospitals for their work to improve the lives of those with heart disease and stroke.
Those 43 Iowa hospitals are among 48 hundred nationwide participating in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines initiative. Every year, the American Heart Association recognizes hospitals nationwide in providing patients access to the highest-quality, science-based care. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S., while stroke is the fifth leading cause.
The 43 Iowa hospitals recognized by the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines initiative include:
- Adair County Memorial Hospital
- Allen Hospital
- Buchanan County Health Center
- Cass County Memorial Hospital
- CHI Health Mercy Hospital Council Bluffs
- Clarinda Regional Health Center
- Dallas County Hospital
- Davis County Hospital
- Finley Hospital
- Genesis Medical Center
- Greater Regional Medical Center
- Hancock County Memorial Hospital
- Hegg Health Center
- Henry County Health Center
- Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Iowa Specialty Hospital Belmond
- Iowa Specialty Hospital Clarion
- Jackson County Regional Health Center
- Jennie Edmundson Hospital
- Keokuk County Health Center
- Mahaska Health
- Mary Greeley Medical Center
- Mercy Iowa City
- Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
- MercyOne Clinton Medical Center (FKA Mercy Medical Center - Clinton)
- MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
- MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
- MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
- MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
- MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
- Montgomery County Memorial Hospital
- Myrtue Medical Center
- Orange City Area Health System
- Pocahontas Community Hospital
- Sioux Center Health
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
- St. Anthony Regional Hospital
- St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
- Trinity Bettendorf
- Trinity Regional Medical Center
- UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids
- UnityPoint Health Trinity Muscatine
- University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics