Dignity Health Medical Groups Nationally Recognized by AHA

Our Dignity Health Medical Group locations throughout California have received numerous American Heart Association outpatient program achievement awards in recognition for their commitment to reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke by improving high cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes and blood pressure management. The awards recognize a commitment to following the latest evidence and science-based care guidelines.

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have some form of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack, stroke or heart failure. High cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes and uncontrolled high blood pressure are leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but with timely diagnosis, research-based treatment and education, these conditions can be managed.

As a participant in the Target: BP, Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol., and Target: Type 2 Diabetes programs, our Dignity Health Medical Groups were recognized after demonstrating how their organization has committed to improving risk factor management for patients.

This year, the following groups received these achievement awards: 

Target BP ® Gold+ Status 

• Dignity Health Medical Group – Bakersfield
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Merced
• Dignity Health Medical Group – North State
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Ventura
• Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group

Target BP ® Gold Status

• Dignity Health Medical Group – Bakersfield
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Dominican
• Dignity Health Medical Group – North State
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Northridge
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Sequoia
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Sierra Nevada
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Stockton
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Ventura
• Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group
• Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
• Pacific Central Coast Health Centers

Target Type 2 Diabetes Gold Status

• Dignity Health Medical Group – Bakersfield
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Dominican
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Merced
• Dignity Health Medical Group – North State
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Northridge
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Sequoia
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Sierra Nevada
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Stockton
• Dignity Health Medical Group – Ventura
• Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group
• Dignity Health Woodland Clinic
• Pacific Central Coast Health Centers

Check. Change. Control. Gold

• Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group

About Target: BP™

Target: BP™ is a national collaboration between the American Heart Association and American Medical Association to reduce the number of Americans who suffer from heart attacks and strokes each year by urging physician practices, health systems and patients to prioritize hypertension control. The initiative aims to help health care organizations improve blood pressure control rates using evidence-based protocols, tools and resources and recognizes organizations that treat patients with hypertension for achieving blood pressure control rates within the populations they serve. 

About Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol™

The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to building longer, healthier lives, created the Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol™ initiative to improve awareness, detection and management of high cholesterol for consumers, patients and health care professionals.  

About Target: Type 2 Diabetes℠

The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to building longer, healthier lives, created Target: Type 2 Diabetes to raise awareness and understanding of the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease among patients, caregivers and health care professionals as well as empower patients and caregivers to better manage risk factors. 

The Target: Type 2 Diabetes program supports physicians and care teams by offering access to the latest research, tools and resources to provide the most up-to-date cardiovascular and Type 2 diabetes management and treatment.