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Englewood, NJ (July 25, 2023) — Englewood Health’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold achievement award for its rapid, research-based care for people experiencing the most severe forms of heart attack and stroke. The Gold achievement award focuses on Englewood Health’s superior on-scene care, bringing to the forefront the lifesaving work of the health system’s prehospital providers. Englewood Health’s EMS team begins treatment immediately upon arrival on scene and are highly trained to provide resuscitation efforts to someone whose heart has stopped. The health system is also being recognized with the Mission: Lifeline System of Care Target: Heart Attack award. This award highlights the collaboration of Englewood Health’s prehospital and hospital providers in providing time-critical care for heart attack patients. “Englewood Health is honored to be recognized by the American Heart Association for our dedication to providing optimal care for both heart attack and stroke patients,” said Richard Sposa, MA, NRP, MICP, director of EMS at Englewood Health. Barbara Schreibman, MD, medical director of EMS and associate chief of emergency medicine at Englewood Health adds, “The Mission: Lifeline program puts proven knowledge and guidelines to work daily. The coordination between our EMS and in-hospital team members is a vital component of patients having the best possible chance of survival.” ### About Englewood Health Englewood Health, one of New Jersey’s leading hospitals and healthcare networks, delivers nationally recognized inpatient and outpatient care through its hospital and network of physician practices, urgent care centers, and imaging centers. Englewood Hospital, founded in 1890, consistently earns high marks for clinical excellence and patient safety. It is recognized as a 2022-23 Best Regional Hospital by US News & World Report, holds the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade ‘A’ (spring 2023), and was named a Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital (2022). Englewood Hospital is nationally recognized for nursing excellence, earning a fifth consecutive designation by the Magnet Recognition Program in 2021. The Englewood Health Physician Network—a coordinated network of more than 600 office-based and hospital-based providers—offers primary care, specialty care, and urgent care at more than 140 locations in five counties across northern New Jersey. Englewood Health’s focus on health equity and population health encompasses outreach to underserved communities to enhance individual and public health, prevent disease, support lifelong wellness, reduce the burden of mental health challenges and substance use disorders, and meet the cultural, social, and holistic needs of specific populations. With its high-quality, culturally sensitive inpatient care, outpatient services, and community health and wellness programs, Englewood Health delivers a healthcare experience that puts patients at the center.