"These recognitions give us an opportunity to highlight the incredible teams behind our heart, stroke and emergency services,” said Ben Holland, vice president of Northside Hospital Heart Institute. “I couldn’t be more proud of the work they do to improve standards of care and outcomes for heart attack, heart failure and stroke patients at Northside.” 

Northside Hospital has one of the most comprehensive cardiovascular programs in Georgia, offering a wide range of diagnostic, treatment and support services for heart and vascular patients including PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) for STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction). 

A team of board-certified cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, electrophysiologists, and vascular surgeons — working alongside specially trained cardiovascular nurses and technologists — deliver more than diagnosis and treatment expertise. They collaborate with Northside’s Emergency Departments and local EMS to make sure that Northside patients get the care that they need as quickly as possible. 

In 2021, Northside received awards and certifications that included: 

Northside Hospital Atlanta

• Get With The Guidelines - Heart Failure Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus
• Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
• Mission: Lifeline – STEMI Receiving - Gold
• Mission: Lifeline – NSTEMI - Gold
• The Joint Commission – Advanced Primary Stroke Center
• The Joint Commission – Acute Myocardial Infarction Certification
• U.S. News & World Report  – High Performing in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Stroke

Northside Hospital Cherokee

• Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation Gold
• Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus
• Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
• Mission: Lifeline – STEMI Receiving - Gold
• Mission: Lifeline – NSTEMI - Gold
• The Joint Commission – Acute Myocardial Infarction Certification
• The Joint Commission – Advanced Primary Stroke Center
• U.S. News & World Report – High Performing in Heart Failure and Stroke

Northside Hospital Forsyth

• Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus with Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus
• Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
• Mission: Lifeline – STEMI Receiving - Gold
• Mission: Lifeline – NSTEMI - Gold
• The Joint Commission – Advanced Certification in Heart Failure
• The Joint Commission – Advanced Primary Stroke Center
• The Joint Commission – Acute Myocardial Infarction Certification
• U.S. News & World Report – High Performing in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Heart Failure

Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Duluth

• Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus with Honor Roll
• Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus
• Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite
• Mission: Lifeline – STEMI Receiving  - Gold Plus
• Mission: Lifeline – NSTEMI - Gold
• The Joint Commission – Advanced Primary Stroke Center
• The Joint Commission - Chest Pain Certification
• U.S. News & World Report – High Performing in Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Stroke 

Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Northside Hospital Duluth also received Georgia Department of Public Health Emergency Cardiac Care Center Level I and Level III designations, respectively. 

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