University of Maryland Medicine Announces Comprehensive Stroke Center at UMMC Receives Top Honors for 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:

 

University of Maryland Medicine Announces Comprehensive Stroke Center at UMMC Receives Top Honors for Stroke Care

 

For Immediate Release October 04, 2021

Contact:

Stephanie Janard:

stephanie.janard@umm.edu

(443) 602-6937

Medical Center earns American Heart Association's Gold Plus recognition for high standards of care, along with a coveted Target Stroke Honor Role Elite designation for timely treatment of ischemic stroke

The Comprehensive Stroke Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) has been recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) as among the best in the nation for patient care, the University of Maryland Medicine (comprised of UMMC and the University of Maryland School of Medicine) announced today.

The AHA gave multiple accolades to UMMC's Stroke Center, including Gold Plus Recognition for 85% or higher rates of compliance with AHA's rigorous, research-based stroke care guidelines; Target Stroke Honor Role Elite for rapid treatment of ischemic stroke patients; and 90% or higher compliance with guidelines for treating diabetic strokes. UMMC Stroke Center's lifesaving care is provided by faculty from the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Department of Neurology and its Divisions of Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery.

"As a leading cause of adult disability, stroke can impact anyone. Where and when you receive care is crucial to recovery. These latest honors from the AHA further show the UMMC Stroke Center's national leadership for evidence-based treatment and recovery from stroke," said Bert W. O'Malley, MD, President and CEO of UMMC.

Ischemic stroke, the most common type, occurs when a vessel to the brain is blocked, disrupting blood flow to the brain. Most such blockages can be successfully broken up with certain drugs, a process known as thrombolytic therapy, but time is of the essence to do so. As underscored by the AHA accolades, UMMC's neurologists are among the most quickly responsive in their field to administer the therapy.

"The UMMC Comprehensive Stroke Center is nationally recognized as one of the premier centers dedicated to saving lives and restoring function to patients with acute strokes and complex cerebrovascular disease," said E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, UM Baltimore, and the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine. "Our UMSOM faculty have pioneered innovations like the Brain Attack Team that rapidly evaluates and treats patients around the clock to ensure they get treated as soon as possible after their symptom onset, which can save lives and preserve speech and mobility."