The CDC on Tuesday named 24 winners of 2017 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge.
Million Hearts is a national initiative focused on preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes between 2017 and 2022. Participants include both individual physicians and healthcare organizations. Winners of this year's challenge shared patient data highlighting verifiable high blood pressure control. All winners achieved control rates of 70 percent or higher for adult patients.
"Too many Americans have high blood pressure, putting them at greater risk for a heart attack, stroke, dementia and other serious health threats," said Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, director of the CDC. "Controlling blood pressure is one of the most effective ways to keep people healthy. We applaud these champions for such great progress."
Here is a list of this year's winners.
- Charles King Chan, MD (New York City)
- Citrus Health Network (Hialeah, Fla.)
- Erwin Mermelstein, MD (East Brunswick, N.J.)
- Greater Elgin (Ill.) Family Care Center
- Jeffrey James Lim, MD (Guymon, Okla.)
- LifeLong Medical Care Downtown Oakland Health Center (Berkeley, Calif.)
- Lorain County (Ohio) Health & Dentistry
- Luo Anming, MD (New York City)
- Lynn (Mass.) Community Center
- Maninder Kohli, MD (Hinsdale, Ill.)
- Michael Andrew Cooper, MD (Flower Mound, Texas)
- Michael Richter, MD (New York City)
- New West Physicians (Golden, Colo.)
- North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center (West New York, N.J.)
- Ohio Health, Eagleton (Columbus)
- Plymouth (Wis.) Family Physicians
- River Hills Community Health Center (Urbandale, Iowa)
- Rural Medical Services (Newport, Tenn.)
- Rush University Medical Group (Chicago)
- Sanford Health Clinics (Bismarck, N.D.)
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Groups (San Diego)
- Southwest Orlando (Fla.) Family Medicine
- The Wright Center Clarks Summit (Pa.) Clinic
- WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care (Pascoag, R.I.)
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