Big Whoopee.
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Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital has received the American
Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s “Get With The
Guidelines“ Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
The award recognizes the hospital’s standards for stroke care by following nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
“With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and the (award) demonstrates Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s commitment to being one of the top hospitals in the country for providing aggressive, proven stroke care and addressing the important element of time,” said Dr. James Ling, medical director of the stroke program.
The hospital’s system for diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department includes always being equipped to provide brain imaging scans, having neurologists available to conduct patient evaluations, and using clot-busting medications when appropriate.
The hospital also received the association’s “Target: Stroke Honor Roll” for improving stroke care.
It is “commended for its commitment to implementing standards of care and protocols for treating stroke patients,” said Dr. Lee Schwamm, chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee. “The full implementation of acute care and secondary prevention recommendations and guidelines is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of stroke patients.”
The hospital said the award comes at a time of growing need.
“The number of acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for treatment is expected to grow over the next decade due to increasing stroke incidence and a large aging population,” said Janet Leatherwood, chief nursing officer.
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds, someone dies of a stroke every four minutes and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.
The award recognizes the hospital’s standards for stroke care by following nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
“With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and the (award) demonstrates Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s commitment to being one of the top hospitals in the country for providing aggressive, proven stroke care and addressing the important element of time,” said Dr. James Ling, medical director of the stroke program.
The hospital’s system for diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department includes always being equipped to provide brain imaging scans, having neurologists available to conduct patient evaluations, and using clot-busting medications when appropriate.
The hospital also received the association’s “Target: Stroke Honor Roll” for improving stroke care.
It is “commended for its commitment to implementing standards of care and protocols for treating stroke patients,” said Dr. Lee Schwamm, chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee. “The full implementation of acute care and secondary prevention recommendations and guidelines is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of stroke patients.”
The hospital said the award comes at a time of growing need.
“The number of acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for treatment is expected to grow over the next decade due to increasing stroke incidence and a large aging population,” said Janet Leatherwood, chief nursing officer.
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds, someone dies of a stroke every four minutes and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.
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