This is not recognizing results, this is recognizing doing processes
which is a bunch of crap. Everyone involved here would be fired under
my watch.
You only focus on guidelines when you can't promote your results. If
they were any good at all they would tell you their 30 day death rates,
tPA efficacy percentage and full recovery percentage. But YOU
are going to have to call the hospital presidents and tell them that
this is totally unacceptable. If you don't light a fire under our stroke
hospitals your next stroke recovery will be as bad as your current one.
Guidelines here: You can see how this is nothing to be impressed about. This is all indirect action, not results.
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthcareResearch/GetWithTheGuidelinesHFStrokeResus/GetWithTheGuidelinesStrokeHomePage/Get-With-The-Guidelines-Stroke-Overview_UCM_308021_Article.jsp
Big f*cking whoopee.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/stroke-center-achieves-new-elite-plus-national-award
Ben Taub Hospital is the recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus-Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Award. The newly created elite award means the hospital achieved high marks for response and care provided for acute ischemic strokes(not results), the most common stroke—87 percent of all cases—in America.
The recognition places Harris Heath System’s
Ben Taub Hospital among an exclusive group in southeast Texas capable
of offering specialized care for the most complex stroke patients. The
nationally-recognized hospital already boasts an impressive résumé of
multiple certifications and commendations for its comprehensive stroke
service. Comprehensive stroke centers are the largest and best-equipped
hospitals in a given geographical area.
“This once again exhibits
our staff’s commitment to excellence in patient care. To achieve this
award, Ben Taub Hospital demonstrated 24 consecutive months of superior
performance in the care of stroke patients. There is no higher
recognition,” says Dr. Robert Trenschel, executive vice president and
administrator, Ben Taub Hospital. “Most importantly this signifies that
patients coming to Ben Taub Hospital will receive the highest quality
care possible in the treatment of stroke and continues to fortify our
position as a community asset. “
Stroke center certifications are
an increasingly important way to demonstrate a stroke center's expertise
and leadership. In Texas, the level of certification determines where
trauma and EMS services will transport patients for the most appropriate
stroke care.
“Our stroke program is successful because of the
hard work and dedication from the stroke team members,” says Naylon
Bird, manager, Stroke Program, Ben Taub Hospital. “Our
multi-disciplinary team strives to go above and beyond to improve
processes and assure that our patients receive the highest standard of
stroke care.”
To receive the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s
Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus-Target: Stroke Honor Roll
Elite Plus, Ben Taub achieved an 85 percent or higher adherence to all
program indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month intervals and
achieved 75 percent or higher compliance with at least five of eight Get
With The Guidelines-Stroke quality measures. Additionally, the Elite
Plus recognition means the hospital achieved a door-to-needle time of 60
minutes or less in 75 percent of cases and, in at least 50 percent of
cases, achieved door-to-needle times of 45 minutes or less.
“With a
stroke, time lost is brain lost, and this award demonstrates Ben Taub’s
commitment to being one of the top hospitals in the country for
providing aggressive, proven stroke care,” says Dr. Joseph Kass, chief
of Neurology and medical director of Stroke Service, Ben Taub Hospital,
and associate professor, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine. “We will continue to focus on providing care to quickly and efficiently treat stroke patients with evidence-based protocols.”
Ben
Taub Hospital also has a Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification
awarded by DNV Healthcare, Inc. The DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center
Certification is for three years and encompasses the full spectrum of
stroke care—diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and education—and
establishes clear metrics to evaluate outcomes. The hospital also is a
designated comprehensive stroke center by the Southeast Texas Regional
Advisory Council (SETRAC), a council that coordinates stroke, as well as
other services such as trauma, to ensure the most efficient and best
care available.
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