I know I should be glad they achieved this but the performance measures to meet them are hidden. They should really be publishing the % recovery rates, full and partial. That would be useful to know rather than they have processes in place that may or may not be effective.
http://stanfordhospital.org/newsEvents/newsReleases/2012/stroke-center-certification.html
The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association together announced that The Stanford Stroke Center
at Stanford Hospital & Clinics in Palo Alto, California, is the
first hospital in the country to meet The Joint Commission’s standards
for Disease-Specific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification.
Comprehensive Stroke Certification is the third Disease-Specific Care
program on which The Joint Commission and the American Heart
Association/American Stroke Association are collaborating. The other
programs include Primary Stroke Center Certification and Advanced
Certification in Heart Failure.
The new level of certification recognizes hospitals that have
state-of-the-art equipment, infrastructure, staff and training to
diagnose and treat patients with the most complex strokes.
Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification was derived from the Brain
Attack Coalition’s “Recommendations for Comprehensive Stroke Centers,” (Stroke, 2005), and“Metrics for Measuring Quality of Care in Comprehensive Stroke Centers,” (Stroke, 2011),and on recommendations from a multidisciplinary advisory panel of experts in complex stroke care.
A team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated The Stanford
Stroke Center on October 18 and 19, 2012, for compliance with the
Comprehensive Stroke Center standards and requirements, including
advanced imaging and treatment capabilities, 24/7 availability of
specialized treatments, participation in research, and staff and
physicians with the unique education and competencies to care for
complex stroke patients. The surveyors found the hospital met or
exceeded all required standards.
“The Joint Commission commends Stanford Hospital & Clinics for
seeking and achieving certification as part of its commitment to
focusing on the care processes that produce the best outcomes for
complex stroke patients,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P.,
M.P.H., president, The Joint Commission. “Stroke patients who are
treated at Stanford can have added confidence that the hospital has put
in place the critical elements necessary to meet their unique needs.”
Nothing in here talks about recovery
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