Big fucking whoopee.
'Care' NOT RESULTS.
I hate when they do this chest thumping thing for nothing proven useful for survivors.
Baptist Health Paducah stroke program receives national quality award
PADUCAH — The
Baptist Health Paducah stroke program joined an elite group by being
honored with The Get With the Guidelines® Silver Plus Quality
Achievement Award for meeting national guidelines for stroke care, as
outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
In
addition, the hospital received the associations’ Target: Stroke Honor
Roll Elite for meeting stroke quality measures that reduce the time
between hospital arrival and treatment with the clot-busting drug known
as tPA. If given intravenously in the first three hours after the start
of stroke symptoms, tPA has been shown to significantly reduce the
effects of stroke and lessen the chance of permanent disability.
“This
award says we strive for the best possible care for our patients,” said
neurologist Joseph Ashburn, MD, stroke services director. “While
meeting the minimum requirements for a stroke center is considered
acceptable, we at Baptist Health believe the people of our region
deserve nothing less than the very best medicine has to offer. We are
always moving forward to take it to the next level.”
Baptist
Health Paducah became the region’s first certified primary stroke
center in 2009. Since then, the administration of tPA has increased from
9 percent of total stroke patients to 75 percent for eligible patients.
Neuroscience
coordinator Chapman Offutt, RN, said the hospital is 100 percent
compliant with a door to tPA administration time of less than 60
minutes, and met the goal of 50 percent or more of tPA patients
receiving the drug less than 45 minutes after arrival.
“This
is a huge accomplishment, given the steps that must be completed prior
to administering the medication,” Offutt said. “We have developed a very
rapid and efficient process to accomplish these goals.”
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