Seven Trinity Health Michigan Hospitals Recognized for Stroke Care Excellence

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LIVONIA, Mich. (July 29, 2025) – Trinity Health Livonia, Trinity Health Ann Arbor, Trinity Health Oakland, Trinity Health Muskegon and Trinity Health Grand Rapids have each received the 2025 American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Chelsea Hospital, a joint venture hospital between Trinity Health and University of Michigan Health, received the Stroke Bronze quality achievement award.

Additionally, Trinity Health Shelby earned the Get With The Guidelines - Rural Stroke Gold quality achievement award. This is provided to federally designated access hospitals or short-term acute care hospitals within Rural Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA), geographically classified as large rural, small rural or isolated. The hospital also earned the Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award.

Stroke ranks as the fifth-leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States. A stroke can occur when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and its nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain does not receive the blood and oxygen it needs, which kills brain cells. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability, and accelerating recovery times.

“Our stroke response teams work with one shared mission, to ensure that every patient experiencing a stroke receives the fastest, most advanced treatment available,” said Shannon Striebich, president and CEO of Trinity Health Michigan. “These recognitions are a powerful testament to the dedication and clinical excellence across our statewide health system and reflect our commitment to improving outcomes for all stroke patients.”

Each year, program participants qualify for the award by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for stroke patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With The Guidelines participants also educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home.

Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines - Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death.

“We are incredibly pleased to recognize these Trinity Health Michigan hospitals for their commitment to caring for patients with stroke,” said Steven Messe, M.D., volunteer chair of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group. “Participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates — a win for health care systems, families and communities.”

Other awards earned by Trinity Health Michigan hospitals include:

• Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll - Trinity Health Livonia, Trinity Health Oakland, Trinity Health Muskegon, and Trinity Health Grand Rapids
• Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus with Advanced Therapy - Trinity Health Grand Rapids
• Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite - Trinity Health Oakland, Trinity Health Muskegon
• Target: Stroke Honor Roll - Trinity Health Livonia and Trinity Health Ann Arbor
• Get With The Guidelines Resuscitation Silver – Adult - Trinity Health Oakland and Chelsea Hospital; Bronze – Adult - Trinity Health Livingston
• Target: CPR - Trinity Health Oakland

To earn the Target: Stroke awards, hospitals must meet specific criteria that show reduction of time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy. For hospitals to receive the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award, they must provide the most up-to-date, evidence-based care to stroke patients living with Type 2 diabetes. To receive the Target: CPR and Get With The Guidelines - Resuscitation awards, hospitals must monitor CPR quality during in-hospital cardiac arrest events, as well as have the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines from the American Heart Association.