Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s 2021 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award that recognizes exceptional care for stroke patients.

To be named a recipient of the award, the medical center had to meet stringent quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period.

The measures included evaluation of the proper usage of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery, and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, stroke patients also needed to receive education on managing their health and get a follow-up visit scheduled.

Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center joined all Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Southern California and Hawaii in receiving the award.