Springfield’s Mercy Health receives national award for stroke treatment

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.

In my opinion this cert allows stroke hospitals to continue with their tyranny of low expectations and justify their complete failure to get survivors 100% recovered. Prove me wrong, I dare you in my stroke addled mind. If your stroke hospital goal is not 100% recovery you don't have a functioning stroke hospital.

All you ever get from hospitals are that they are following guidelines; these are way too static to be of any use. With thousands of pieces of stroke research yearly it would take a Ph.D. level research analyst to keep up, create protocols, and train the doctors and therapists in their use. 

If your stroke hospital doesn't have that, you don't have a well functioning stroke hospital, you have a dinosaur. 

Read up on the guidelines yourself.

“What's measured, improves.” So said management legend and author Peter F. Drucker 

 The latest invalid chest thumping here:

 

 

Springfield’s Mercy Health receives national award for stroke treatment

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By Jessica Orozco

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The hospital was recognized for its research-backed standard of care for strokes.

The American Heart Association recognized Mercy Health - Springfield for its stroke treatment for the second consecutive year.

The Gold Plus Get with The Guidelines - Stroke Quality Achievement Award recognizes the hospital’s “commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment”(NOT RESULTS OR RECOVERY! Survivors do want 100% recovery. WHEN THE FUCK ARE YOU GOING TO GET THERE?)) following national guidelines and in turn saving lives and reducing disability, according to a press release.

“I am delighted we have received this recognition, as it is a testament to the unwavering dedication, hard work and commitment of our staff to ensure the highest standards of care for patients,” Molly Karch, hospital stroke coordinator, said in the release. “Over the past year, we’ve added new providers who have expanded our neurology program with their expertise. We’ve also added new, cutting-edge technology to give them the best tools available to help save lives. Our goal is to ensure Springfield and its surrounding communities have the best level of care available so we can ensure more people experience longer, healthier lives.”

Stroke, which happens when a blood vessel is either blocked by a clot or bursts, is the number five cause of death nationally, and the leading cause of disability. Time is of the essence during a stroke to prevent death and disability, and almost 795,000 people suffer a stroke each year.

According to the release, get with the Guidelines - Stroke is an in-hospital program that promotes adherence to stroke guidelines to improve stroke care and minimize its long-term effects and prevent death. Program participants apply for award recognition by “demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for stroke patients.”

Mercy Health - Springfield also educates patients on rehabilitation and managing their health at home after a stroke, according to the release.

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“We are incredibly pleased to recognize Mercy Health – Springfield Regional Medical Center for its commitment to caring for patients with stroke,” said Steven Messe, chairperson of the Stroke System of Care Advisory Group. “Participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities.”