Loyola Medicine Primary Care Practices Recognized for Excellence in Treating Hypertension
October 2, 2022
Categories: Primary Care, Loyola Medicine
Tags: Behavioral Health, Loyola Medicine
MAYWOOD, IL – The American Heart Association® and the American Medical Association recognized 15 Loyola Medicine primary care practices for their commitment to achieving better blood pressure control by awarding them Gold Status though their national initiative, Target: BP™. Formed to combat the elevated rates of high blood pressure in the United States, the initiative's ultimate goal is to reduce the number of Americans who suffer heart attacks and strokes. Target: BP helps health care organizations and care teams improve blood pressure control rates through an evidence-based quality improvement program. Each year Target: BP recognizes organizations committed to improving blood pressure control.
The following Loyola centers were recognized as Target BP Gold level practices in 2022 for reaching 70% blood pressure control or higher within their patient populations.
- Loyola Medicine – Berwyn
- Loyola Medicine - Burr Ridge
- Loyola Medicine – Elmhurst/Oak Park
- Loyola Medicine - Elmwood Park
- Loyola Medicine - Gottlieb 210
- Loyola Medicine - Gottlieb 416
- Loyola Medicine - Hickory Hills
- Loyola Medicine - Homer Glen
- Loyola Medicine – LaGrange Internal Medicine
- Loyola Medicine – Loyola LaGrange
- Loyola Medicine - Maywood Family Medicine
- Loyola Medicine - North Riverside
- Loyola Medicine - Oakbrook Terrace
- Loyola Medicine - Riverside
- Loyola Medicine: Loyola Outpatient Center
"We are honored to have Loyola Medicine recognized by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association," said Shawn P. Vincent, president and CEO of Loyola Medicine. "We are dedicated to saving lives by helping patients control their blood pressure and providing the best possible care to our community."
Congratulations to all our Loyola colleagues for their unwavering commitment to improving blood pressure control.
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).