Gosford Hospital Among Nations Best For Stroke Care(Australia)

 

Anytime I see 'care' in any stroke press release I know the stroke medical world 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! By touting 'care' they are not telling you about results or recovery which survivors want!

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 medical world is possibly not completely incompetent; DO YOU MEASURE ANYTHING?  I would start cleaning the hospitals 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 partnership 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 'care' guidelines yourself. Survivors want RECOVERY not 'care'

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

The latest invalid chest thumping here:

Gosford Hospital Among Nations Best For Stroke Care

Gosford Hospital has been recognised for its high standard of stroke care, joining a list of only 16 Australian hospitals that have received official stroke unit certification from the Australian Stroke Coalition (ASC).

The ASC Stroke Unit Certification Program is encouraging hospitals to consistently meet a set of national criteria to deliver the best possible stroke care to patients. This includes caring for all stroke patients on a single dedicated ward, providing specialist staffing, regular training, data monitoring and improvement, and patient involvement in decision making. 

The following hospitals have been commended for making the grade:

 

Gosford Hospital (NSW)

Shoalhaven Hospital (NSW) 

Royal Melbourne Hospital (VIC)

Austin Health (VIC)

Northern Hospital (VIC)

Alfred Hospital (VIC) 

Echuca Hospital (VIC)

Box Hill Hospital (VIC)

St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals (WA) 

Royal Adelaide Hospital (SA) 

Launceston General Hospital (TAS) 

Townsville Hospital (QLD)

Logan Hospital (QLD)

Alice Springs Hospital (NT)

Wagga Wagga Base Hospital (NSW)

Gold Coast University Hospital (QLD)

 

Stroke Foundation National Manager, Stroke Treatment, Kelvin Hill, says this will improve outcomes for patients. 

 

"Treatment on a dedicated stroke unit is proven to make the biggest overall difference of any intervention to patient outcomes following stroke, reducing the risks of both death and disability. Both Australian and international evidence suggests that rigorous stroke centre certification programs improve the quality of stroke care and patient outcomes." 

 

The need for a certification system comes after Stroke Foundation's National Acute Services Audit 2021 found that not all Australian hospitals with a self-designated stroke unit meet the requirements for stroke unit care. 

 

"This means some people with stroke are being provided suboptimal care(NOT GETTING 100% RECOVERED IS SUBOPTIMAL!) which impacts their recovery and leads to poorer health outcomes. This is unfair. All Australian survivors of stroke deserve the best quality of care regardless of where they are hospitalised. There should be no postcode lottery." Mr Hill said.    

 

Participation in the program is voluntary and there is no penalty for hospitals that do not meet the criteria but Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation president, Professor Tim Kleinig, is optimistic that all Australian hospitals with self-designated stroke units will apply for certification over time. 

 

"This is an opportunity for all Australian hospitals treating patients with stroke to further enhance the already excellent work their stroke teams deliver. Quality stroke unit care is a human right and all Australians deserve nothing less. We must ensure everyone unfortunate enough to have a stroke has the best possible chance, not only of survival, but also a good post-stroke recovery."

"I applaud these hospitals for taking the necessary steps in ensuring they meet and maintain a high quality of stroke care. Along with the World Health Organisation and World Stroke Organisation, we hope all hospitals providing stroke care will participate in the certification process." Professor Kleinig said. 

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