The Investor
10 Sep 2025, 19:35
HCA Healthcare and its foundation have renewed and expanded their collaboration with the American Heart Association, committing $3.9 million to the “Getting to the Heart of Stroke” initiative. The partnership, first launched in 2022, aims to strengthen links between cardiology and neurology to better prevent, diagnose, and treat strokes while addressing health disparities.
Since its launch, the initiative has reached more than 200 million people with stroke and AFib education, engaged over 160 community organizations, and improved stroke cause identification at participating hospitals by 33%. The next phase will expand quality improvements to all 43 of HCA’s comprehensive stroke centers and broaden community-based programs focused on prevention and early detection.
HCA executives emphasized the importance of advancing cardiovascular and neurological care together, while the American Heart Association said the program highlights the critical role of the heart-brain connection in stroke prevention and recovery.
Since its launch, the initiative has reached more than 200 million people with stroke and AFib education, engaged over 160 community organizations, and improved stroke cause identification at participating hospitals by 33%. The next phase will expand quality improvements to all 43 of HCA’s comprehensive stroke centers and broaden community-based programs focused on prevention and early detection.
HCA executives emphasized the importance of advancing cardiovascular and neurological care together, while the American Heart Association said the program highlights the critical role of the heart-brain connection in stroke prevention and recovery.