HOUSTON (Aug. 11, 2025) — Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital recently received national recognitions for heart and stroke care from the American Heart Association. The 2025 recognitions reflect Harris Health’s elite status and commitment to providing the community with vital life-saving treatment and care for heart and stroke patients.
“These national recognitions for our outstanding heart and stroke care at both our hospitals are well-deserved and a clear indication of the incredible work performed by our dedicated and talented staff on a daily basis,” says Glorimar Medina, MD, CEO, Hospital Campuses, Harris Health. “Our teams at LBJ and Ben Taub hospitals have only one thing in mind: providing patients the best possible care that meets or exceeds high national standards.”
Though best known for trauma and emergency care, Ben Taub and LBJ hospitals are building a national reputation of excellence in their care of brain and heart patients—particularly ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) at Ben Taub Hospital.
Ben Taub Hospital—Recipient of 2025 national honors in heart and stroke care:
- Get With The Guidelines
- Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI – Gold
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines
- Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Center – Gold Plus
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines
- Resuscitation Target Survival
- Resuscitation Target CPR
- Resuscitation Gold-Adult
- Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Award
- Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Mission Lifeline – Regional Award
- Southeast Texas M:L Regional Report
- 2025 Platinum Performance Achievement Award – Chest Pain – MI Registry
LBJ Hospital—Recipient of 2025 national honor in heart care:
- Get With The Guidelines
- Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Referring Silver Plus
- Gold in Resuscitation
- Get With The Guidelines
- Heart Failure Gold Plus
- Target: Heart Failure Optimal
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Get With The Guidelines
- Stroke Gold Plus
- Target Stroke Honor Elite
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Hospitals receiving Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus Achievement Awards ensure heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Both Ben Taub and LBJ hospitals reached the aggressive goals of treating patients with 85% or higher compliance to core standard levels of care as outlined by AHA for consecutive calendar years.
Facilities like LBJ Hospital also received the silver plus level achievement award in Get With The Guidelines – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Referring for its ability to stabilize and transfer coronary patients to appropriate facilities for appropriate care. Hospitals that receive the Get With The Guidelines awards have reached an aggressive goal of treating patients to core standards of care on a consistent basis.
Ben Taub Hospital is a Comprehensive Stroke Center certified by DNV Healthcare. As such, the hospital meets or exceeds quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients receive education on managing their health and get a scheduled follow-up visit, as well as other care transition interventions.