Blessing Hospital among leaders in the nation for stroke care

 

I wouldn't go there if all they are offering is 'care'; NOT RECOVERY!

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! Survivors don't care about your 'care'; you FUCKING BLITHERING IDIOTS; they want 100% recovery! Why aren't you providing that?

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:

Blessing Hospital among leaders in the nation for stroke care

QUINCY — The American Heart Association has recognized Blessing Hospital among the nation’s leading providers of stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!). For the fourth consecutive year, the hospital earned the AHA’s Get With the Guidelines Gold level recognition. Specifically, Blessing received a 2024 Gold Plus Award for meeting or exceeding national core standard levels of care(NOT RECOVERY!) in the treatment of stroke patients for two consecutive calendar years or more.

The hospital also demonstrated compliance to additional levels of quality during the 24-month or greater period, receiving the Target: Stroke Honor Roll award for meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster drug, tenecteplase; and a Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for ensuring patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care(NOT RECOVERY!) when hospitalized due to stroke.

Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care(NOT RECOVERY!) is aligned with the latest research and evidence-based guidelines.

Between May 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024, 322 patients were diagnosed and treated for stroke at Blessing Hospital and 132 patients were diagnosed and treated for Transient Ischemic Attacks, or TIAs, also known as mini-strokes. TIAs often occur shortly before a complete stroke.

“We are incredibly pleased to recognize Blessing Hospital for its commitment to caring for patients with stroke,” said Steven Messe, M.D., volunteer chairperson of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care(NOT RECOVERY!) Advisory Group and professor of neurology and director of fellowships of neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in a press release. “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.”

The Blessing Hospital Stroke Committee, consisting of caregivers from different departments, is responsible for ensuring their fellow caregivers are educated regarding national standards of care(NOT RECOVERY!) and they face no barriers in the timely delivery of quality stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!). In addition, the committee raises public awareness regarding the risks and warning signs of stroke. Christopher Solaro, MD, PhD, CPE, Chief Medical Officer, Blessing Health, is Stroke Committee Physician Champion and Rachel Vogel, MSN, BSN, RN, is the committee’s Clinical Quality Coordinator.

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in America. Stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs, so brain cells die. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability and accelerating recovery times.

“Just as with a heart attack, time is critical in treating stroke – which is a brain attack. Stroke kills brain cells which leaves people disabled or can be fatal,” said Dr. Solaro. “This recognition is evidence that the hospital is ready to respond to a patient suffering a stroke. We ask that residents help us and help themselves, by calling 9-1-1 immediately when they feel, or recognize in another person, the signs of stroke.”

Following are stroke warning signs the public needs to know, easily remembered by the abbreviation, BE FAST:

• B – Balance: Loss of balance, headache or dizziness
• E – Eyes: Blurred vision
• F – Facial drooping: One side of the face may droop or feel numb. The affected person may have an uneven or lopsided smile.
• A – Arm weakness: One arm may droop or feel numb. A person having a stroke may not be able to raise both arms.
• S – Speech problems: Speech may be slurred or hard to understand. The affected person may not be able to repeat a simple sentence like “The sky is blue.”
• T – Time to call 911: If someone shows any of these symptoms, call for emergency medical care.

To learn more about stroke and its risk factors, go to blessinghealth.org/stroke.

Blessing HospitalGet With the Guidelines Gold level recognition