Stroke team gets kudos

Posted: Published on April 14th, 2015

This post was added by Dr Simmons

St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center recently was recognized nationally for the commitment and quality care provided to stroke patients.

St. Mary-Corwin was recognized for achieving the Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Gold Plus awards for the hospitals success and commitment to ensure that stroke patients receive appropriate treatment based on nationally recognized guidelines and using the most up-to-date scientific data.

The awards were presented at the recent American Heart Association/American Stroke Associations International Stroke Conference.

St. Mary-Corwin is dedicated to improving the quality of stroke care and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Associations Get with the Guidelines helps us achieve that goal, said Ashley Trujillo, a registered nurse and stroke program coordinator. I am so proud of our stroke team for working diligently to provide rapid, quality care for our stroke patients.

St. Mary-Corwin was one of more than 550 hospitals nationwide to be recognized on the stroke honor roll and among nearly 1,000 hospitals honored with a quality achievement award.

To be recognized with the honor roll award, hospitals must meet quality measures designed to reduce the time between the patients arrival at the hospital and treatment with a clot-buster drug for those suffering an ischemic stroke or a stroke caused by a clot in an artery

In the past year, at least 75 percent of ischemic stroke patients seen at St. Mary-Corwin received the drug within 60 minutes of arriving at the hospital and 50 percent received it within 45 minutes of their arrival time.

With a stroke, time lost is brain lost and this award demonstrates our commitment to ensuring patients receive care based on nationally respected clinical guidelines, said Trujillo.

St. Mary-Corwin also has met the guidelines as a primary stroke center, which includes a comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients.

We are pleased to recognize St. Mary-Corwin for their commitment to stroke care, said Dr. Deepak Bhatt, national chairman of the Get with the Guidelines committee.

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