Deans' stroke musings: Local hospital certified as 'stroke ready'

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Local hospital certified as 'stroke ready' - Varnville, SC

Really? I see nothing on the protocols you would use to get to 100% recovery. But they do 'care' about something.

I personally think Joint Commission stuff is worthless for stroke, they aren't measuring recovery.

You can check out Joint Commission standards here:

http://www.jointcommission.org/assets

The chest thumping below:

Local hospital certified as 'stroke ready' - Varnville, SC

Hampton Regional Medical Center awarded The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Acute Stroke Ready Hospital

Hampton Regional Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark for Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Certification.

Hampton Regional underwent a rigorous onsite review when the Joint Commission surveyors evaluated compliance with national disease-specific care standards, clinical practice guidelines, and performance measures. HRMC had to meet criteria that included a fully operational, stroke-focused program with telemedicine technology. It had to be staffed by qualified medical professionals trained in stroke care, in collaboration with local emergency management agencies. It required the capability to perform rapid diagnostic and laboratory testing and the ability to administer intravenous clot-busting medications to eligible patients.

"Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous quality improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” says Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission. “We commend Hampton Regional Medical Center for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its program structure and management framework for stroke patients.”

“We congratulate Hampton Regional Medical Center for this outstanding achievement,” says Nancy Brown, chief executive officer, the American Stroke Association. “This certification reflects its commitment to providing the highest quality of care for stroke patients.”

“I am very proud of the Hampton Regional Medical Center staff for achieving Joint Commission Certification!" says Caroline Dittman, BSN, RN, Stroke Coordinator at Hampton Regional. HRMC works closely with The Medical University of South Carolina and their TeleHealth services to ensure patients receive the fastest most reliable care. Many hands have played a role in developing our stroke program and with their dedication and hard work, Hampton Regional has been able to make a positive impact on many lives throughout Hampton and surrounding counties. It has been exciting to watch HRMC’s stroke program grow and I’m very proud to be a part of it.”

For more information, please visit The Joint Commission website.