UCHealth Parkview nationally recognized for high-quality stroke and heart care

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The American Heart Association honored UCHealth Parkview with its new Commitment to Quality award. This is the first year for this special award level, which recognizes an elite group of hospitals that have reached excelled in three or more "Get With The Guidelines" modules. Photo: UCHealth.
The American Heart Association honored UCHealth Parkview with its new Commitment to Quality award. This is the first year for this special award level, which recognizes an elite group of hospitals that have reached excelled in three or more “Get With The Guidelines” modules. Photo: UCHealth.

UCHealth Parkview has received the American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Elite Plus” quality achievement award and the “Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus” achievement award.

The awards honor the hospital and its staff members for their commitment to ensuring stroke and heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatments according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.

Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively, according to the American Heart Association’s 2025 Statistical Update. Studies show patients can recover better when providers consistently follow treatment guidelines.

Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines.

“UCHealth Parkview is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest treatment practices,” said Dr. James Caldwell, UCHealth Parkview’s chief medical officer. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work daily, which studies show can help patients recover better. The end goal is to ensure more people in Pueblo and southern Colorado can experience longer, healthier lives.”

UCHealth Parkview is recognized on the AHA Honor Roll for meeting specific criteria that improve medication adherence, provide early follow-up care and coordination, and enhance patient education with the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to heart disease or stroke

This year, UCHealth Parkview received these American Heart Association achievement awards:

  • Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
  • Heart Failure Optimal Gold Plus
  • Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award
  • CPR Resuscitation Silver award

“These awards show UCHealth Parkview’s commitment to caring for those in their community who need cardiovascular care,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, past volunteer president of the American Heart Association and current volunteer chair of the Association’s Quality Oversight Committee. “By following the American Heart Association’s quality improvement protocols, UCHealth Parkview can help realize our shared vision of improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities.”

Southern Colorado UCHealth Parkview Medical Center

About the author

Pueblo native Todd Seip holds a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University-Pueblo and a master’s in education from Walden University. He began his career in media at KCSJ Radio before transitioning to arts administration at the Sangre De Cristo Arts Center. Driven by a passion for education, Seip spent two decades teaching science, STEM, music, and computer science in Pueblo School District 70, later serving as the district’s public information officer during the COVID-19 pandemic. He now works as a communications specialist at UCHealth Parkview Medical Center.