North Fulton Hospital is turning guidelines into lifelines, at least according to the U.S. News and World Report, Patient Survival Guide Edition (available in print this month).  This issue provides rankings for America’s best hospitals.

North Fulton Hospital was first recognized by the American Heart Association for achieving the elite status of a triple gold award winner in its Get with the Guidelines Program.  NFH has earned gold awards for heart failure, stroke, and coronary artery disease.

This distinction as a triple gold award winner puts NFH in an elite category, making it one of only two hospitals in Georgia, one of six in the Greater Southeast Affiliate, and one of thirty three in the country to reach this level in all three categories.

“We have been working hard to continuously provide top quality care that people should be able to expect from their healthcare providers, “explains Vicky Carroll, Director of Cardiology Services at North Fulton Hospital.  “We will continue to strive for this level of excellence so that all of our patients can feel confident entrusting us with their care.”

North Fulton Hospital (NFH), part of Tenet Georgia, is a 202-bed, acute-care hospital located on Highway 9, Alpharetta Highway, in Roswell.  Opened in 1983, NFH serves North Fulton and surrounding counties through its team of over 1000 employees, 400 staff physicians and 200 volunteers.  NFH is a state-designated Level II trauma center and provides a continuum of services through its centers and programs, including neurosciences, orthopedics, rehabilitation, surgical services, gastroenterology and oncology.  The hospital is fully accredited and also is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.