Hospital also recognized for excellent AFib, heart failure care
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Nov. 5, 2025 – Parkview Regional Medical Center (PRMC) was recently recognized with the Commitment to Quality Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) for its commitment to improving patient outcomes.
PRMC was also separately awarded the Gold Plus award for AFib treatment and Silver Plus award for heart failure care through the AHA’s Get With The Guidelines® (GWTG) program.
“Parkview is proud to be recognized by the American Heart Association for our commitment to providing high-quality care to our patients,” said Dr. Roy Robertson, president, Parkview Heart Institute, and physician executive, specialty service lines. “At Parkview, our providers stay current with evidence-based best practices in cardiovascular care, which helps to save lives, improve care, reduce recovery time and deliver better quality of life for our patients.”
The Commitment to Quality Award recognizes hospitals that demonstrate high performance across three or more clinical areas in the GWTG program and show a comprehensive approach to quality improvement. By participating in three or more of these programs, hospitals commit to using real-time data registries, evidence-based protocols and cross-disciplinary teamwork to raise the standard of care across multiple specialties.
The GWTG achievement awards are earned by hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association. The program aims to increase healthy days at home and reduce hospital readmissions for heart failure patients.
AFib affects millions of Americans, often leading to heart-related complications as well as increasing the risk for stroke fivefold. However, proper care and treatment can reduce these risks.
About 6.7 million U.S. adults are living with heart failure, a number that is expected to increase to more than 8 million by 2030. Heart failure doesn’t mean that the heart has stopped working – it means the heart is having a hard time pumping blood and oxygen throughout the body. While there’s no cure for heart failure, patients can live a quality life by working with their health care team to create and stick with a plan that may include medication, symptom monitoring and lifestyle changes.
Four Parkview hospitals were recognized earlier this year with GWTG awards for excellent stroke and diabetes care.
Additionally, PRMC has also been recognized as one of the nation’s top cardiovascular care hospitals and was named one of U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals in Indiana, including “high performing” grades for multiple cardiovascular procedures, including abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, heart bypass surgery, pacemaker implantation and stroke.
“One of the strengths of Parkview Regional Medical Center is having our specialty facilities like the Parkview Heart Institute on campus,” said Jerry Grannan, president, PRMC and Affiliates. "Our multi-disciplinary approach to care allows patients to access the expertise for their specific health conditions while giving our providers the ability to collaborate to improve their wellbeing holistically.”