Twin County Regional Healthcare has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Get With The Guidelines®-Rural Stroke Gold Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Certification along with Get With The Guidelines®-Rural Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.

TCRH underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review on April 4, 2025. During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with related certification standards including the most relevant standards areas – examples include program management, supporting self-management, and delivering and facilitating clinical care. Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with healthcare experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. The reviewers also conducted onsite observations and interviews.

“Earning stroke certification is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our clinical team, our community partners and The Joint Commission, who have been working collaboratively to ensure our hospital is prepared to provide high-quality care to patients when stroke occurs,” said TCRH Chief Executive Officer William Alley, MHA, BSN, RN. “HOSPITAL’s top priority is to provide quality healthcare close to home, and this accomplishment demonstrates one of the many ways we continually work to enhance and elevate our services, advancing our mission of making communities healthier.”

“Get With The Guidelines®-Rural Stroke Gold Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Certification recognizes healthcare organizations committed to striving for excellence and fostering continuous improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” says Ken Grubbs, DNP, MBA, RN, executive vice president of Accreditation and Certification Operations and chief nursing officer of The Joint Commission. “We commend Twin County Regional Healthcare for using The Joint Commission certification process to reduce variation in clinical processes and to strengthen its clinical program to drive safer, higher quality and more compassionate care for individuals served.”

“We congratulate Twin County Regional Healthcare for this outstanding achievement,” says Nancy Brown, chief executive officer, the American Heart Association. “This certification reflects its commitment to providing the highest quality of care for stroke patients.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every 40 seconds, someone has a stroke int the United States. When a stroke occurs, every minute matters. TCRH provides 24/7 emergency care close to home, including higher levels of stroke care as a Joint Commission Get With The Guidelines®-Rural Stroke Gold Acute Stroke Ready Hospital.

About Twin County Regional Healthcare:

Twin County Regional Hospital (TCRH) is the flagship of the Twin County Regional Healthcare delivery system, a Duke LifePoint Healthcare affiliate, centered on the mission “Making Communities Healthier®.  The hospital is in Galax, Virginia, the center of the Twin Counties of Grayson and Carroll Counties in Southwest Virginia.  Twin County Regional Hospital has been the anchor and the region’s leader of healthcare for over 50 years offering services such as acute care, inpatient behavioral health, cardiac rehab/cardio direct, cardiology, cardiopulmonary services, chronic disease management, diagnostic imaging, emergency services, intensive care, lab/lab direct, occupational health, orthopedics, rehabilitation services, stroke center, surgical services, neurology, urology, women’s health and birthing center and many other services. For additional information, please call 276.236.8181 or visit www.TCRH.org or find TCRH on Facebook.

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