Hospital awarded stroke certification

 

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 certification 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:

Hospital awarded stroke certification

The Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients, officials said.

The reviewers also conducted onsite observations and interviews.

“Goal Seal of Approval Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to striving for excellence and fostering continuous improvement in patient safety and quality of care(NOT RECOVERY!),” said Ken Grubbs, executive vice president of accreditation and certification operations and chief nursing officer at the Joint Commission.

“We commend Onslow Memorial Hospital for using the Joint Commission certification process to reduce variation in clinical processes and to strengthen its clinical program to drive safer, higher quality and more compassionate care(NOT RECOVERY!)for individuals served.”

Nancy Brown, chief executive officer of the American Stroke Association, congratulated OMH on the achievement.

“This certification reflects its commitment to providing the highest quality of care(NOT RECOVERY!) for stroke patients,” she said.

“Delivering high-quality stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!) requires a collaborative, interdisciplinary team approach,” said Josephine Malfitano, associate vice president and patient safety officer at OMH. “Through ongoing process reviews, we ensure that our practices not only meet but sustain the evolving standards of care(NOT RECOVERY!).

“It’s a privilege to work alongside such a passionate and dedicated team committed to advancing these critical initiatives.”

To be eligible for stroke certification, hospitals must meet strict requirements and demonstrate a high standard of stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!).

In preparation for the process, OMH focused on establishing a multidisciplinary stroke team, developing stroke protocols and pathways, ensuring 24/7 availability of key services, providing staff education and training and engaging with the community.