MENDOTA – Mendota Community Hospital is part of the American Heart Association-American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke program.

The goal of the program is to improve the overall quality of care for stroke patients by improving acute stroke treatment and preventing future strokes and cardiovascular events.

Get With The Guidelines – Stroke was developed to help hospitals employ proven science-based treatment guidelines, including those developed by the American Stroke Association, American Heart Association, and Brain Attack Coalition. These guidelines address acute stroke management, primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases, secondary prevention of strokes, and the establishment of primary stroke centers.