Know Where to Go if There’s an Emergency – A Nationally Accredited ER
January 8, 2025
The New Year is a perfect time to refocus on health and wellness, making it a priority to be proactive about care and preparedness. An essential part of this is knowing where to go in case of an emergency, ensuring you and your loved ones can access timely, high-quality care when it’s needed most. Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas’s emergency departments in Gallatin have earned two national accreditations, highlighting their dedication to providing exceptional emergency care to the Sumner County community.
Highpoint Health – Sumner Earns Stroke Gold Plus Award
In addition to being a Primary Stroke Center, Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas has been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association with a Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality award. This honor recognizes the hospital’s consistent dedication to high-quality stroke care by adhering to the latest research-based guidelines and meeting performance indicators for a minimum of 24 consecutive months, resulting in more lives saved and improved patient outcomes.
“Highpoint Health – Sumner is committed to improving patient care by following the most up-to-date treatment protocols,” said Dr. Geoffrey Lifferth, Chief Medical Officer of Highpoint Health. “This award reaffirms our ability to help patients recover better and live longer, healthier lives by delivering life-saving stroke treatment.”
The hospital also received the Target: Stroke Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll awards, recognizing its success in reducing treatment times for stroke patients and providing specialized care for patients with diabetes who are at higher risk for stroke complications.
Highpoint Health Sumner Station – ER Receives Chest Pain Center Certification
Highpoint Health Sumner Station – ER has been awarded Chest Pain Center Certification for FreeStanding Emergency Departments by the American College of Cardiology. This certification, achieved after a thorough onsite evaluation, recognizes Highpoint Health Sumner Station – ER’s expertise in diagnosing and treating patients experiencing chest pain and heart attack symptoms.
“Being there for our patients during what can be their scariest moments, such as experiencing a heart attack, and aiding them back to health is a responsibility we don’t take lightly,” said Heather Hale, Stroke and Chest Pain Coordinator at Highpoint Health – Sumner. “This certification proves our commitment to providing Gallatin with excellent heart care.”
The certification validates Highpoint Health’s ability to streamline processes, implement best practices, and reduce treatment times for patients suffering from heart attacks. It also comes at a pivotal moment as the facility embarks on an ER renovation, adding four additional beds to further improve patient care.
These two national accreditations for Highpoint Health’s emergency departments reflect the organization’s ongoing devotion to providing high-quality, evidence-based care for the entire Northern Middle Tennessee region.
For more information about Highpoint Health’s emergency services, please visit HighpointHealthSystem.com/ER