Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group is nationally recognized for efforts to improve blood pressure control

The Gold Plus achievement award recognizes practices that have demonstrated evidence-based practices for BP measurement and treatment and in which high blood pressure is controlled in 70 percent or more of the affected adult patients.  The following Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group practices in Connecticut and Massachusetts have received the Gold Plus Award: 

• East End Primary Care (Waterbury)

• East Main Internal Medicine (Waterbury)

• Family Health Center Internal Medicine /Med Peds (Waterbury)

• Prospect Primary Care Partners

• Southbury Internal Medicine

• Watertown Internal Medicine

• Wolcott Internal Medicine

• Cheshire Primary Care

• Enfield Primary Care

• Farmington Primary Care

• Glastonbury Primary Care

• Rocky Hill Primary Care

• Somers Primary Care

• West Hartford Primary Care & Women’s Health 

• Windsor Locks Primary Care

• Adult Medicine Mercy Campus

• Springfield Adult Medicine

• Chicopee Adult Medicine

• Agawam Adult Medicine 

The Gold achievement award recognizes practices in which high blood pressure is controlled in 70 percent or more of the adult patients affected. Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group’s Family Medicine Center of East Hartford has received the Gold Award. 

The Silver Plus achievement award recognizes practices that have demonstrated a commitment to improving blood pressure control through evidence-based practices for BP measurement and treatment. Trinity Health Of New England’s Naugatuck Internal Medicine and Bloomfield Internal Medicine have received the Silver Plus achievement award. 

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a leading risk factor for heart attacks, strokes and preventable death in the U.S. There are 122.4 million U.S. adults living with hypertension. That is nearly half of all adults in the country.[1] Unfortunately, just a quarter of them have their BP under control, making both diagnosis and effective management critical.[2] In the U.S., heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death, respectively, and stroke is a leading cause of disability. 

“Effective blood pressure management is a key driver for cardiovascular health, especially now when heart disease and stroke continue to be leading causes of adult deaths,” said Walter Trymbulak, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group. “High blood pressure is a leading risk factor of heart disease and stroke that can often be prevented or managed if diagnosed and treated properly.”

Target: BP is a national initiative formed by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association in response to the high prevalence of uncontrolled blood pressure. The initiative aims to help health care organizations and care teams, at no cost, improve blood pressure control rates through an evidence-based quality improvement program and recognizes organizations, like Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group, that are committed to improving blood pressure control. 

“By committing to helping more people in their service area control their blood pressure and reduce their risks for future heart disease and stroke, Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group is taking a key step to helping more people live longer, healthier lives,” said Wanpen Vongpatanasin, MD, volunteer member of the Target: BP Advisory Group and liaison to the American Heart Association Hypertension Council. “Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group’s participation in the Target: BP initiative shows its dedication to turning clinical guidelines into lifelines for patients and their families.”