EMS at Englewood Health Earns National Recognition for Heart Attack and Stroke Care for 11th Consecutive Year

“This kind of consistency doesn’t happen by chance—it’s built into how our teams think and act every day,” said Barbara Schreibman, MD, medical director of EMS and associate chief of emergency medicine at Englewood Hospital. “From the moment our EMS clinicians arrive on scene, they are making critical decisions that directly impact outcomes. These recognitions reflect a system that is aligned, prepared, and focused on delivering the right care at the right time.”

Mission: Lifeline Gold Plus is awarded to EMS agencies that perform at the highest level in treating heart attack and stroke patients. To earn this designation, teams must demonstrate exceptional speed, coordination, and accuracy in the field—quickly identifying symptoms, initiating care, alerting the hospital in advance, and ensuring patients are transported to the appropriate facility—while meeting rigorous national benchmarks year after year.

“These awards reflect the strength of our entire system—where speed, training, and precision come together to deliver the highest level of care,” said Richard Sposa, MA, NRP, MICP, director of EMS and emergency preparedness at Englewood Health. “We’ve built a model where prehospital care is tightly connected to what happens inside the hospital, and that alignment is what drives these outcomes year after year.”