ACMC earns fifth consecutive Gold Plus recognition for stroke care

Anytime I see 'care' in any press release I know the hospital is not willing to disclose actual results because they are so fucking bad, it wouldn't look good, so misdirection is used. Don't fall for that misdirection!

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? 5 years of incompetence already!

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(whomever 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:

 

ACMC earns fifth consecutive Gold Plus recognition for stroke care

Aug. 7—ASHTABULA — Ashtabula County Medical Center has once again received national recognition for stroke care.

This is the fifth year ACMC received the Gold Plus honor as part of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With the Guidelines program.

ACMC was also recognized for the third time for stroke care to patients with diabetes.

The awards demonstrate commitment to the latest, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.

To receive the award, hospitals must demonstrate at least 85 percent compliance in each of the seven Get With The Guidelines- Stroke Achievement Measures. Tier levels (gold, silver, bronze) are determined by the length of demonstrated performance. ACMC follows the seven guidelines for stroke diagnosis and treatment set forth by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, which includes use of diagnostic tests as soon as a patient arrives at the hospital, followed by appropriate medical intervention within the first hour at the hospital.

"This award shows that ACMC is committed to providing the highest quality of care to stroke patients," said ACMC Healthcare System President and CEO Leonard Stepp, Jr. "By following the Get With The Guidelines program, our caregivers are able to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis. The end goal is to ensure more people in our communities can experience longer, healthier lives."

The Type 2 Diabetes achievement program is designed to reduce death from heart attacks or strokes in people with type 2 diabetes.

To receive the designation, hospitals must demonstrate compliance for the previous year with type 2 diabetes diagnosis and treatment guidelines, including evidence-based used of medication for patients with diabetes, assessment of left ventricle function, treatment of diabetes while an inpatient or follow-up appointments for outpatient care, and ongoing education including smoking cessation advice or counseling.

Strokes are the no. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability for adults in the United States.

Annually, there are nearly 800,000 people nationwide who suffer from stroke — an average of one stroke every 40 seconds.

Thanks, in part, to programs like Get With the Guidelines, Ohio has seen a slight decrease in the number of stroke-related hospitalizations, and Ashtabula County is below the state average for stroke-related hospitalizations and death. Getting treatment quickly is the key to improving survival, speeding recovery times, and minimizing long-term disability.

If you suspect a loved one is having a stroke, remember the acronym BE FAST.