Tower Health(Eastern Pennsylvania) hospitals receive national awards for cardiac and stroke care

 

Big fucking whoopee.

 

 But you tell us NOTHING ABOUT RESULTS. They remind us they 'care' about us multiple times but never tell us how many 100% recovered.  You have to ask yourself why they are hiding their incompetency by not disclosing recovery results. ARE THEY THAT FUCKING BAD?

Three measurements will tell me if the stroke hospital is possibly not completely incompetent; DO YOU MEASURE ANYTHING?  I would start cleaning the hospital by firing the board of directors, you can't let incompetency continue for years at a time.

There is no quality here if you don't measure the right things.

1. tPA full recovery? Better than 12%?
2. 30 day deaths? Better than competitors?

3. rehab full recovery? Better than 10%?

 

You'll want to know results so call that hospital president(Whoever that is) RESULTS are; tPA efficacy, 30 day deaths, 100% recovery. Because there is no point in going to that hospital if they are not willing to publish results.

 The latest invalid chest thumping here:

Tower Health(Eastern Pennsylvania) hospitals receive national awards for cardiac and stroke care

 

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association have recognized several Tower Health hospitals across the region. Brandywine Hospital, Chestnut Hill Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital and Reading Hospital were recently awarded one or more of the following awards: The Get With The Guidelines Stroke Achievement Awards, Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Achievement Award, and Mission: Lifeline Receiving Award for treatment of patients with heart attack.

Brandywine Hospital received the Mission: Lifeline Silver Receiving; the Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite; and the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award.

Chestnut Hill Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award; and the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award.

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Phoenixville Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus Award; the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Award; and the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award.

Pottstown Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus & Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll Award.

Reading Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus & Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll Award; the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award; the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Award; the Mission: Lifeline Gold Receiving Achievement Award; and the Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Gold Plus & Target: HF Honor Roll Award.

"Our teams strive to continue to advance the quality of care that our patients receive for stroke, heart attack, and heart failure,” Gregory Sorensen, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer at Tower Health, said in a press release. “I’m proud of the remarkable efforts they make each day and the acknowledgement from the AHA confirms their dedication to our patients and the health of the communities we serve.”

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement recognizes a hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

To earn the award, a hospital must meet specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. 

“We are honored to receive this AHA distinction and take great pride in the care we provide to our stroke patients,” Susan Keown, MBA, BSN, chief quality officer at Pottstown Hospital, said in the release. “It is truly a testament to our team and their commitment to excellence.”

The Mission: Lifeline Award is given for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the deadliest type of heart attack, caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment, according to the release.

The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline program’s goal is to reduce system barriers to prompt treatment for heart attacks, beginning with the 9-1-1 call, to EMS transport and continuing through hospital treatment and discharge. 

“Brandywine Hospital is dedicated to providing optimal care for heart attack patients,” Vikram Acharya, Brandywine Hospital interim chief executive officer, said in the release. “We are pleased to be recognized for our dedication and achievements in cardiac care through Mission: Lifeline.”

The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award recognizes a hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence. The goal is speeding recovery and reducing hospital readmissions for heart failure patients.

The award is earned by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure patients at a set level for a designated period, including evaluation of the proper use of medications and aggressive risk-reduction therapies. 

To qualify for the Target: Type 2 Honor Roll hospitals must meet quality measures with more than 90% compliance for 12 consecutive months for the “Overall Diabetes Cardiovascular Initiative Composite Score.”

“Thank you to the AHA for acknowledging our teams’ continued efforts in improving patient care for heart failure, stroke and diabetes,” Susan Reichenbach, RN, BS, CPHQ, vice president and chief quality officer at Phoenixville Hospital, said in the release. “We are very proud of these distinctions and our staff for the outstanding care they provide daily for our patients.”

Berks County-based Tower Health owns several of the region’s hospitals including: Brandywine Hospital in Caln Township; Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia; Jennersville Hospital in Penn Township in southern Chester County; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown — acquired in 2017 for an estimated $418 million; Reading Hospital in West Reading; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, a partnership of Tower Health and Drexel University in Philadelphia. It also includes Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing; Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences in West Reading; home healthcare services; and a network of 25 urgent care facilities across the Tower Health service area. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.