FirstHealth hospitals earn national recognition for stroke and heart failure 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:

FirstHealth hospitals earn national recognition for stroke and heart failure care

Dr. Melanie Blacker

PINEHURST — FirstHealth hospitals have again earned stroke and heart failure care(NOT RECOVERY!) awards from the American Heart Association for demonstrated commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines and improving outcomes for patients with heart failure.

This year, FirstHealth hospitals achieved the following awards for stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!):

Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Get With The Guidelines-Rural Stroke Silver
Get With The Guidelines-Rural Stroke Bronze

Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
Get With The Guidelines-Rural Stroke Bronze

Moore Regional Hospital-Hoke
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll

Montgomery Memorial Hospital, Troy
Get With The Guidelines-Rural Stroke Bronze

Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S. A 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.

“Our team is honored to again be recognized with the Get with the Guidelines Stroke awards,” said Melanie Blacker, M.D., stroke program director. “This achievement underscores our commitment to excellence in stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!) and our dedication to using the latest research-based practices to ensure the best possible care(NOT RECOVERY!) for those affected by stoke.”

Moore Regional also achieved the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Silver award for proven dedication to ensuring all heart failure patients have access to best practices and life-saving care.

About 6 million U.S. adults are living with heart failure (HF), a number that is expected to increase to more than 8 million by 2030. Despite the name, HF doesn’t mean that the heart has stopped working — it means the heart is having a hard time pumping blood and oxygen throughout the body. While there’s no cure for HF, patients can live a quality life by working with their health care team to create and stick with a plan that may include medication, symptom monitoring and lifestyle changes.

The Get With The Guidelines–Stroke and Heart Failure quality achievement awards are earned by hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association. Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care(NOT RECOVERY!) is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines.