Get With The Guidelines recognizes consistent adherence to the latest evidence-based practices in care for stroke, heart failure, Type 2 diabetes and other conditions.
Providence Swedish was recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) for high achievement in Get With The Guidelines program, for numerous categories throughout the service areas.
Get With The Guidelines is an in-hospital program established by the AHA for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to the latest scientific treatment guidelines. The program's success is backed by data and published studies measuring patient outcome improvements.
2026 Get With the Guidelines Awards include:
North Puget Sound
- Providence Regional Medical Center Everett received two awards:
- Resuscitation Adult Bronze award for Target: CPR
- Stroke Gold Plus award for Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Providence Swedish Edmonds received Stroke Gold Plus award for Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
Central Puget Sound
- Providence Swedish Cherry Hill received Stroke Gold Plus award for Advanced Therapy, Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Providence Swedish First Hill received Stroke Gold Plus award for Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Providence Swedish Issaquah received Stroke Gold Plus award for Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
South Puget Sound
- Providence Swedish St. Peter received four awards:
- Stroke Gold Plus award for Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Heart Failure Gold Award
- Commitment to Quality Award
- Resuscitation Pediatric award for Target: Survival
- Providence Swedish Centralia received five awards:
- Stroke Gold award for Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Rural Heart Failure Gold Award
- Heart Failure Gold Award
- Commitment to Quality Award
- Resuscitation Adult Bronze award for Target: Survival
The awards we received indicate ability to follow guideline metrics for 24 months, as well as pointing to quality and treatment achievements. Read more about the metrics for each award here.
About Providence Swedish
Providence Swedish has served the Puget Sound region since the first Providence hospital opened in Seattle in 1877 and the first Swedish hospital opened in 1910. The two organizations affiliated in 2012 and today comprise the largest health care delivery system in Western Washington, with 24,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics throughout Western Washington – from Everett to Centralia. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $545 million in community benefit in the Puget Sound region each year. The health system offers a comprehensive range of services and specialty and subspecialty care in a number of clinical areas, including cancer, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care. For more information, visit providence.org/swedish.
