The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently designated 32 clinicians, practices, and health centers across the United States as the 2024 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champions. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke, which cause disability for millions of adults in the United States. Most adults diagnosed with hypertension do not have their condition under control.
The Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge recognizes clinicians, practices, and health centers that achieve blood pressure control for at least 80% of their patients with hypertension.
ConnextCare has joined the ranks of 199 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champions that have reached this milestone. “Cardiovascular disease and stroke are the leading causes of death worldwide,” stated Dr. Patrick Carguello, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at ConnextCare. “Being named as a 2024 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion is a tremendous quality cardiovascular benchmark that we are extremely proud of!”
In 2023 ConnextCare was able to maintain blood pressure control for 81% of their patients with hypertension.
The 2024 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champions are:
- Beebe Endocrinology, Millsboro, Delaware
- Beebe Internal Medicine, Lewes, Delaware
- Brevard Health Center, Melbourne, Florida
- Megan Burgess, NP, McKenzie Rural Health Clinic, Sandusky, Michigan
- Chota Community Health Clinics, Madisonville, Tennessee*
- Community Care of West Virginia, Rock Cave, West Virginia*
- ConnextCare, Pulaski, New York*
- Corona Medical, PC, Elmhurst, New York
- Kim Curell, PA, Croswell Clinic, Croswell, Michigan
- Everett C. Wilcox Health Center, Warwick, Rhode Island*
- Forest City Family Health Center, Forest City, Pennsylvania*
- Matthew Gormley, MD, Croswell Clinic, Croswell, Michigan
- Hamlin Family Health Center, Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania*
- Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers, Columbus, Ohio*
- Intermountain Health Nevada Medical Group, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Nicole Krosnicki, NP, McKenzie Rural Health Clinic, Sandusky, Michigan
- Mike Lewis, NP, McKenzie Rural Health Clinic, Sandusky, Michigan
- Mainline Health Systems, Inc., Dermott, Arkansas*
- Marias Healthcare Services Inc., Shelby, Montana*
- Milford Primary Care Associates, Milford, Delaware
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst, Elmhurst, New York*
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Gotham Health, Belvis, Bronx, New York
- NYC Health + Hospitals / Gotham Health, Cumberland, Brooklyn, New York
- NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn, New York
- Pike Family Health Center, Lords Valley, Pennsylvania*
- Primary Care Partners Health Center, Warwick, Rhode Island*
- Promise Community Health Center, Sioux Center, Iowa*
- James Sams, MD, Peck Medical Center, Sandusky, Michigan
- Brandy Trepkowski, NP, McKenzie Rural Health Clinic, Sandusky, Michigan
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Family Medical Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Valley Professionals Community Health Center, West Terre Haute, Indiana*
- Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, Honesdale, Pennsylvania*
*Denotes a health care organization that is or includes a health center funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration
Million Hearts® is a national initiative, co-led by CDC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.