Genesis HealthCare System recently received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines^®-Resuscitation Gold Award for the 8^th consecutive year. The award recognizes Genesis for consistently implementing the most up-to-date research-based treatment guidelines outlined by the American Heart Association for patients who suffer cardiac arrests in the hospital.

“Genesis is dedicated to providing the best patient care,” said Heath Sholtis, Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Services. “By following the Get With The Guidelines, we ensure we are using proven techniques each day resulting in the care our community deserves.”

Genesis earned the award for meeting specific measures in treating patients who suffer cardiac arrests in the hospital. The measures include protocols for patient safety, medical emergency team response, effective and timely resuscitation (CPR) and post-resuscitation care.

Genesis HealthCare System recently received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines^®-Resuscitation Gold Award for the 8^th consecutive year.

Katherine Hill, M.D., Genesis Orthopedic Group, specializes in orthopedic surgery.

An update from our President and CEO, Matthew J. Perry.

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force revised lung cancer screening recommendations in March 2021 to include people who meet all the following requirements:  

• Have a 20-cigarette pack-year or more history. 

A pack-year is smoking an average of one pack of cigarettes per day for one year. For example, a person could have a 20 pack-year history by smoking one pack a day for 20 years or two packs a day for 10 years.  

• Smoke now or have quit within the past 15 years.  

• Are between 50 and 80 years old.  

• Have no signs or symptoms of lung cancer. 

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