HCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation in the US have announced an additional commitment of $3.9m to the American Heart Association (AHA)’s Getting to the Heart of Stroke initiative.
This funding aims to enhance the collaboration that began in 2022, focusing on the heart-brain connection to treat, beat, and prevent strokes.
The partnership between the AHA, HCA Healthcare, and the HCA Healthcare Foundation strives to improve cardiovascular health, prevent strokes, and enhance patient outcomes.
This is achieved by promoting collaboration between cardiology and neurology, deploying evidence-based education, and addressing health disparities.
Supported by the HCA Healthcare Foundation, the initiative has reached more than 200 million individuals with education on AFib and stroke risk.
It has expanded outreach to over 160 community organisations, including libraries, clinics, and schools, and implemented programmes targeting maternal health, blood pressure control, and nutrition security.
HCA Healthcare’s additional engagement includes expertise from healthcare thought leaders, aiding the AHA in developing accredited education programmes for healthcare professionals.
A learning collaborative with ten HCA Healthcare facilities focuses on improving care quality. Since 2022, these hospitals have enhanced stroke cause identification by 33% through team collaboration and evidence-based diagnostics.
HCA Healthcare senior vice-president Steven Manoukian said: “As one of the largest providers of stroke and cardiovascular care in the US, this ongoing collaboration with the American Heart Association allows us to better serve our patients, communities and healthcare providers by improving education, prevention, care and outcomes for stroke, as well as by identifying and treating its underlying cardiovascular causes.”
AHA chief science officer Mitchell Elkind said: “With continued support for both clinical innovation and community health, we can reach more people with the tools and knowledge to reduce stroke risk and improve early detection, to help ensure longer, healthier lives.”
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